New legislation to protect dairy farmers set to go before Parliament next month

Hopes decade-long fight for fairness in dairy supply chain could be 'blueprint' for all farming sectors

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A Statutory Instrument (SI) to legislate for an effective dairy supply chain will go before MPs in February
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A Statutory Instrument (SI) to legislate for an effective dairy supply chain will go before MPs in February

Legislation to protect dairy farmers in the supply chain is to come before Parliament next month following a 10-year campaign by industry leaders. According to the NFU and NFU Scotland, a Statutory...

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