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  • Farmers pour containers of milk into the road
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    Spilt milk over Italian farmers' outcry Jump to media player Thousands of litres of milk are spilled in Sardinia's streets as farmers protest against low prices.
    • 11 Feb
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  • Woman choosing non-dairy milk from a shelf
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    Young adults embrace plant-based milks Jump to media player More than a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds have cut dairy consumption in the past two years, a survey suggests.
    • 24 Jan
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    The cows queuing up to milk themselves Jump to media player A robotic system allows each animal to decide when it wants to be milked.
    • 16 Apr 18
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  • President Trump has slapped tariffs on Canadian lumber - now he's going after their dairy farmers. Why?
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    Why's Trump threatening Canada over milk? Jump to media player President Trump has slapped tariffs on Canadian lumber - now he's going after their dairy farmers. Why?
    • 26 Apr 17
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  • Tom Heap and Jonathan Britton
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    Dairy farming 'worst for 20 years' Jump to media player Cumbria dairy farmer Jonathan Britton says he is facing the prospect of selling milk for less than 10p per litre - compared with 35p per litre last year.
    • 12 Jan 15
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    Farmer sells herd over milk prices Jump to media player A Monmouthshire farmer decides to sell all his dairy cows and turn to beef farming because of the falling price of milk.
    • 22 Jan 15
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  • Milk
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    Farm sells its milk from vending machine Jump to media player Self-service customers are filling up bottles of milk just feet from the cows that made it.
    • 23 Nov 18
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  • Close up looking down on two plastic milk cartons, one with a blue lid, one with a green lid
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    Farmers and ministers in milk talks Jump to media player Farming leaders meet government ministers in London on Monday to discuss what they have described as a "crisis" in the dairy industry.
    • 17 Aug 15
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  • Robots moving milk
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    The dairy using robots to process milk Jump to media player One of the world's largest fresh milk processing plants is using robots to do some of the more strenuous jobs, instead of people.
    • 16 Sep 15
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