Welcome to Wales - Meet the family - Visit the farm - John's day - Problems! - Solutions? - The future

Problems!

John and his fellow dairy farmers are facing a number of problems. Which do you consider to be the most serious?

Make a list, putting the most serious problem at the top. Compare your list with those of your classmates. Do you agree? Talk about the reasons for your choices.

Click on each problem to find out more about it.

People in the UK are consuming less and less milk. In the past, nearly everyone had milk delivered to their doorsteps, and this meant they used more milk. They also cooked more, and ate food which contained more milk – for example, rice pudding or custard. Nowadays, people buy more ready meals, go out for meals more, drink less tea and coffee, and prefer fizzy drinks and water to milk.