Milk Protests

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Farmers have been holding demonstrations outside the premises of milk processors and retailers this week, in protest at a sharp drop in the price they get paid for their milk. Processors say the fall is because of a global dip in the milk price, partly caused by over-supply around the world, and partly because of the impact of the Russian import ban. But with the price they get paid now on average less than the amount it costs to produce a pint of milk, farmers say the situation can't go on. On Your Farm spends the evening with a dairy farmer in Somerset, as he milks his 350 cows and heads out to a night-time protest. Presented by Ruth Sanderson and produced by Emma Campbell.