Sign the 'fair price for milk' petition - help our farmers!

[huffhuff]

http://www.fwi.co.uk...milk-prices.htm

An e-petition has been launched to campaign for fairer milk prices for dairy farmers.

The online petition calls on the government to step in to help dairy farmers and reverse the devastating milk price cuts, which they claim will drive many out of business.

Addressed to DEFRA, the petition says: "The UK government must do more to protect the interests of British dairy farmers.

"The low price of milk is forcing extremely hard-working farming families in to poverty and increasing the dependence on antibiotics that will have a devastating affect on the industry.

"If the price of milk is not increased soon then the UK will suffer a supply shortage and thus pay more in the long-term."

[charleslockerbie]

No, I don't agree with running to the government if you have a problem. The farmers need to sort this out themselves.

[ged]

No, I don't agree with running to the government if you have a problem. The farmers need to sort this out themselves.

The government IS the problem. Who else would they run to? Read what the Minister himself has to say about it:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18792132

The only way the farmers are going to get their customers to see reason would be to use their muscle. That would be painful for everybody, and damaging to both the industry and the country.

I've already written several letters to MPs, ministers and even the BBC expressing my dismay at the way things are being done at the moment. Now I've signed a petition too.

[Expat]

Most small "family farming" businesses have already been seen off by the "big boys" who we are now being asked to support..???
Just look at the cars (and number of them.....) they are driving.
Didn't hear too many of them shouting when British industry was decimated...

[treadlightly]

UK dairy farmers are paid less for their milk than just about anyone in Europe. Also, check out the latest profits posted by Arla Foods UK and Robert Wiseman, two of the milk processors imposing the price cut on farmers.

[swright81076]

If I could buy my milk like I buy my veg and meat, from local producers I would. Actually I'm gonna ask uncle Google if there's any local dairy farmers around me.

sent from my Jelly Bean'd galaxy nexus.

[swright81076]

Thank you uncle Google.

http://www.yummyyorkshire.co.uk/milk_and_dairy.php

Petition signed too.

sent from my Jelly Bean'd galaxy nexus.

[swotty]

Signed................

[ReamviThantos]

Ok surely in order to attempt to produce change you need to never assume every one else doesn't care about your particular problem and hope for support in your endevours for justice. Of course, they don't actually care if it is not in their own selfish interests but one lives in eternal hope. I'm quite sure that it will eventually get to the point where even the greedy ones start harassing each other. Petition signed, thanks for posting this as it caused me iritation too, it is quite simply unfair whether they have ended up driving a nice car for their efforts or not.