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THE men who provide many of us in tne Rib- ble Valley with our daily pinta are struggl ing to survive. Faced with soaring pro
duction costs and poor returns, our local dairy farmers are finding it more difficult than ever today to make ends meet. This grim picture of the
mers) would encour age investment. • The return of a
lime subsidy — stop ped about five years ago — to help farmers refresh their land at a cheaper cost. • A c o m p l e t e
economics battle being fought down on the farm was painted by farmers Mr Bryan Bristol, of West Bradford, and Mr Geoff Clegg, from Cowark. - They,were joined at the
review of milk pricing, so that rising produc- ti on c o s t s a r e IMME D IA T E L Y reflected by the price of a pinta. • An inquiry into
C a s t le R e s t a u r a n t , Clitheroe, for a lunchtime debate on the plight of the milk producer oy two NFU representatives — Lanca shire County Secretary Mr Ernest Parker and North- West information officer Mr David Lloyd. • Mr Bristol, of Whittak
er’s Farm, is current chair- man of the Clitheroe branch of the NFU. He milks about 60 cows, but has started an expansion programme, costing about £15,000, to provide a sec ure future for himself and
of Stakes Farm, has owned a mixed stock with some
his sons. For 10 years, Mr Clegg,
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160 sheep and 70 cows. He has started an extensive modernisation scheme at his 200-acre farm to save lab o u r co s ts and so increase the efficiency of his herd. The estimated cost of the project is £20,000. Both of them face the'
duction costs are my big worry. My electricity bill for this winter so far is £100 more than last year." Fertilisers are another of the fa rm e r 's aids
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dilemma of trying to improve or expand in times of sky-high interest rates on bank loans and spiral ling production costs. Said Mr Bristol: “Pro
the low credit terms enjoyed by other EEC farmers. Such a probe might reveal hidden subsidies.
DISCUSSION time on farm economics with, from Geoff Clegg, Ernest Parker and Brian
affected by inflation. Mr deteriorating situation
Clegg pointed out that the could result in the disap- price of nitrogen, which is pearanee of the daily,
that the farmers have no cushion against rising prices because the Govern ment strictly controls the price of a pinta.
The basic problem is
ishing. With all costs going up, we have to milk more cows to remain stable,
“Our returns are dimin .
mers’ grievances, Mr Parker revealed that Rib- ble Valley producers sell their milk at 54p a gallon, whereas retailers receive 132p a gallon. Mr Bristol and Mr Clegg
said Mr Clegg. To illustrate the far
used extensively to keep doorstep pinta. The United soil in good condition, has Kingdom is, in fact, the recently risen by £18 a ton. only EEC member country ■n which this “luxury” is enjoyed.
threat of a ban two years Hgo, the popular “Green lo p " p in t — p u re , untreated farm milk — is in many cases today the difference between a farm surviving or folding.
After surviving the
Valley is an additional card stacked against the far mers. Last year's miser able summer meant that cows had to be housed at least two weeks earlier than usual to prevent land being ruined. This pushed up costs even further. The overall effect of this
stres sed that all they wanted was a return for th e i r investment and labour, instead of struggl ing, as at present, to cover just one of these outputs. Rainfall in the Ribble
delivery has long been promoted by the Milk Mar keting Board as enormous value for money. “But the sheer cost of transport is threatening this traditional service, especially in a rural area such as the Rib ble Valiev," warned Mr Clegg.
This localised, personal
biggest factor governing today’s dairy farming is the EEC’s agricultural pol icy — potentially a far nig ger enemy than inflation.
However, probably the
devised" a co-responsibility levy to help pay towards the dispersal of surplus milk in member countries.
Two years ago, the EEC
At the moment, this fee is half a per cent of the
the left, David Lloyd, Bristol.
farmer’s milk price — a most unfair ruling, claim Mr Bristol and Mr Clegg, for British farmers are not to blame for this “milk lake”. Imagine, then, the anxi
would also like to see Brit ish dairy products such as cheese, butter and cream exported to other EEC countries. After all, they point out, housewives in Britain can already buy German, French ana Dan ish butter.
Mr Bristol and Mr Clegg
ety caused among local far mers by EEC proposals to impose a super levy on milk production in excess of 99 per cent of 1979 milk throughput. “We are being penalised
should be available in our schools, especially with meals becoming more expensive. Towards the end of the
They believe more milk
for contributing towards a surplus that we didn’t create,” was Mr Bristol's angry reaction. “All we ask for is fair
discussion, Mr Lloyd and Mr Parker sounded their own thoughts about the dairy farmer’s future. “British farmers have
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dropped from the star turn to bottom of the league since we joined the EEC and it’s time things were changed,” said Mr Lloyd. Mr Parker's fear is that
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tion, the EEC is tempting dairy farmers to convert to a non-marketing scheme and has even suggested slaughtering one million dairy cattle as a further deterrent. As a remedy, Mr Bristol
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optimistic," said Mr Clegg, “our climate and area lends itself only to dairy farm ing. It’s the backbone of farming in the Ribble Val ley . . . and the only life we know:"
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