Dairy farmers and milk distributors are preparing for a steep drop in milk sales following the announcement.
Hundreds of dairy farmers demanding immediate action following cuts to milk prices have held an emergency protest meeting.
And it will also sour the ambition of Estonia's rural talent - like dairy farmers Peeter and Ulvi.
Dairy farmers have had to keep cattle under cover almost every day since October, spokesman James Watts said.
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The package would allow dairy farmers to organise themselves into stronger producer organisations to negotiate milk prices for farmers.
Just a year ago, quite a few dairy farmers were calling it quits.
Dairy farmers are seeing the cost of feed jump and are finally able to pass that on to consumers.
Of all the risks dairy farmers must manage, price volatility which has increased over the last decade should be a top priority.
The Commission says it expects to spend an extra 600m euros this year on market measures to support dairy farmers.
One possibility would have been to kill the Northeast dairy compact that allows Vermont dairy farmers to charge more for milk.
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Dairy farmers have warned that a lack of workers has hampered their ability to meet rising demand from the growing yogurt industry.
Ian Smith, acting chairman of industry body Dairy Farmers of Scotland, said domestic milk production was at its lowest level since 1972.
It said the move was also good news for dairy farmers in the area as it would need to source more milk.
That offer was later withdrawn (Ford officials telling him, with attractive candour, that they sold a lot of tractors to dairy farmers).
This is yet another blow to dairy farmers already struggling to survive.
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It was a slightly unorthodox but in many ways effective combination of forces trying to get dairy farmers more money for their milk.
"There's going to be a lot of relief for our dairy farmers, our apple growers and our other specialty crop growers, " Schumer said.
From 2015, milk quotas in the EU will end, meaning dairy farmers will no longer receive subsidies for producing certain amounts of milk.
Some dairy farmers in the West of England are planning to blockade dairy companies to draw attention to their plea for better prices.
However, Mr Rowbottom said the biggest issue facing dairy farmers was the price of milk, with most farmers losing money on every litre.
"Hopefully the new man will have an understanding of the needs of dairy farmers and the countryside as a whole, " Mr Smith said.
More than 200 dairy farmers have taken part in a protest outside a milk processing plant and the Morrisons distribution centre in Somerset.
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Dairy farmers are now using computer systems to deliver different food to different cows as well as to monitor milk yields and health.
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The number of dairy farmers in Wales has fallen in 10 years from 5, 363 to 3, 658 in 2004, according to Welsh Assembly Government figures.
Chinese police have questioned 78 people -- including dairy farmers and milk dealers -- about the contamination, a Chinese official told Xinhua earlier Saturday.
Mr Tabel said no milk produced by dairy farmers would be wasted as up to 65, 000 litres could be stored while the problem was solved.
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"The draft bill unveiled by the bipartisan group provides dairy farmers with access to lawful foreign workers where local workers are not available, " Leahy said.
Patrick Leahy has pushed to expand a guest worker program to dairy farmers, who in Vermont rely on an estimated 1, 500 to 2, 000 illegal workers.
English dairy farmers, already hurt by low prices, stand to lose.
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Those who have taken on the dairy farmers have usually lost.
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