We could use a horst for our kingdom ; An agriculture minister last week said: "Dairy farmers need a price they can live on."

From: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK) | Date: June 4, 2008 | Copyright information

An agriculture minister last week said: "Dairy farmers need a price they can live on."

Now, before you reach for a reviving shot of Cognac, something should be made clear: this was no British agriculture minister, rather Germany's.

Horst Seehofer was supporting the actions of German milk producers who were tipping the stuff away rather than send it for processing, in protest at recent price cuts.

"The objective has my political support," he went on to declare. How extraord...

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