Security in Dairy? ; Turbulent Conditions in the Dairy Sector Were Brought Into Focus with the Collapse of the Dairy Farmers of Britain Milk Co-Op Last Year. But As Farming Editor Chris Rundle Reports, Milk Link Continues to Weather the Stormy Waters - and Prosper.

Western Daily Press › March 23, 2010

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It feels, says Neil Kennedy, as though everyone has been running at 110mph for the past 10 years. Which is probably a fair analogy given the startling progress that has been made since Milk Link's inception.

Indeed, consider the statistics and it's remarkable what's been achieved since the Plymouth-based co-op was set up to pool and market output from the region's dairy farmers.

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Security in Dairy? ; Turbulent Conditions in the Dairy Sector Were Brought Into Focus with the Collapse of the Dairy Farmers of Britain Milk Co-Op Last Year. But As Farming Editor Chris Rundle Reports, Milk Link Continues to Weather the Stormy Waters - and Prosper.

It's now owned by no fewer than 1,600 farmers and its sphere of operations and influence extends well beyond the boundaries of the South West. It's wellestablished in processing and is the country's largest cheesemaker.

Despite some grumblings in the pas...

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