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Dairy contracts legislation is 'impotent' says market analyst

The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024 are ‘impotent’ said market analyst Chris Walkland, speaking at this week’s Semex International Dairy Conference in Glasgow

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Chris Walkland speaking at the Semex International Dairy conference
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Chris Walkland speaking at the Semex International Dairy conference

Mr Walkland said the new legislation, which came into force for all new contracts from July last year, was ‘supposed to give farmers greater power' but he had been disappointed to recently discover that...

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