Slurry tank by Bank Farm near Burland, Cheshire

Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 20 Oct 2012

Viewed from the Llangollen Canal south of Platt's Bridge. Cattle produce a lot of slurry in winter, which has to be stored and dealt with environmentally responsibly, which is not cheap. People should remember all the extra expenses dairy farmers incur when complaining about just a few pence on a litre of milk (which is ridiculously cheap due to supermarket and dairy reluctance to pay a fair price to the farmer while maximising their own profit. We are never told the whole story. I can get two litres of British milk at prices ranging from 80 pence (Asian shops in Wolverhampton) to £1.59 (various village shops), while the main supermarkets are at around £1.10p ltr (based on 4pts)(same as my local home corner shop). Considering the Asian shops will not be making a loss, it is clear that the rest of the profit isn't going to the farmers. Even a 10p a litre increase to the farmers need only mean 10p-15p extra on the retail price - and milk would still be cheap. Rant over!

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