Sunday, 08 July 2012 06:32
‘They say small dairies have been driven out of business after milk processors reduced payments, costing some farmers up to £50,000 a year.
The farmers have set an August 1deadline – five days after the Games begin – for the milk companies to abandon planned cuts and are warning of possible further protests after that date. David Handley, of the pressure group Farmers for Action and one of the leaders of the protests in 2000 over high fuel prices, told the BBC: “We are in desperation street.”‘
Read more: UK Farmers to Disrupt Milk Supplies During London Olympics
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