Dairy-Tech 2022: Dairy farmers call for an end to unfair, exclusive milk contracts

Exclusive contracts that only allow dairy farmers to sell milk to one buyer should be broken up to free up farmers to try direct selling, supplying local food businesses and engaging much more with communities where they live, according to farmers taking part in a workshop at Dairy-Tech.

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Dairy-Tech 2022: Dairy farmers call for an end to unfair, exclusive milk contracts

Exclusive contracts that only allow dairy farmers to sell milk to one buyer should be broken up to free up farmers to try direct selling, supplying local food businesses and engaging much more with communities...

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