Mona Dairy farmers face losing £1.6m following 'catastrophic' cheese plant collapse

Welsh Government says it is 'alive' to considering support for producers while English farmers met with silence

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Mona Island Dairy which called in administrators last month has left farmers facing £1.6m losses
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Mona Island Dairy which called in administrators last month has left farmers facing £1.6m losses

The collapse of Mona Island Dairy has been ‘catastrophic' for dairy farmers who are facing losses amounting to around £1.6 million. Victoria Greaves, who runs a farm in Rampton, Staffordshire with her...

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