Short Documentary News Feature
Video by: Russell Cavanagh
From the filmmaker:
Short documentary news feature from yesterday’s protest summit by 2,500 UK dairy farmers in London. Agriculture Minister Jim Paice attended – all credit to him for that, even if he had little to offer – and representatives from Farmers Unions and organisations based in Scotland, England and Wales. Farmers are facing a drop in prices milk processors (and supermarkets like Morrisons, ASDA and even the “ethical” COOP) are prepared to pay them for their milk. Many will go bankrupt as a result – with most of the 10,000 UK dairy farmers disappearing – and so cheap, low-quality milk will be imported from the EU.