Causes of the crisis in livestock farming
22 November 1999
Causes of the crisis in livestock farming
Causes:
- Wrong political party in power – theyre urbanites;
- Vegetarianism on the increase due to adverse publicity – BSE, antibiotics, welfare issues and propaganda.
Solutions:
- Publicity extolling the benefits of eating meat;
- Comparing our welfare to that in other countries;
- Finding out why there is such a differential between prices at farm gate
and prices in the shops. - Comparing our welfare to that in other countries;
To help livestock farmers survive we need a proactive group to fight on
our behalf – not necessarily farmers, but possibly an advertising agency
whose sole aim in life is to sell a product to the general public.
Any ideas on how to finance it before it is too late?
Mike Nightwood, West Grimstead, Wiltshire
Email: m.e.l@farmersweekly.net
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