Milk Argument in Wales
School children in Wales have been given a one-sided argument by CIWF, who have so much to obviously gain in campaigning against milk, but the balance will be righted by the Farmers’ Union of Wales with their unbiased, non-vested interest take on the argument.
THE Farmers’ Union of Wales is to speak to schoolchildren about the benefits of drinking cows’ milk.
Yesterday the Daily Post reported how Ysgol Dinas Bran in Llangollen apologised after pupils were given a talk by pressure group Compassion in World Farming, encouraging them to give up drinking cows’ milk – in favour of soya.
Farmer Trefor Lloyd Jones was angry that pupils, including his son Alun, 13, were given a one-sided argument.
School head Alison Duffy apologised and said the lesson had taken place without permission from her.
Now the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) is being brought in to talk to the children and give them the other side of the story.
FUW Denbigh County Executive Officer Gareth Wyn Jones said: “After reading an article in the Daily Post I decided to speak to the headmistress Alison Duffy to ask if representatives of the union could speak to the same class.
“I am glad the school has accepted our offer and a representative from the FUW’s milk and dairy produce committee and myself will be giving a talk at the school about farming, with particular emphasis on milk production.”
Anglesey dairy farmer Eifion Huws, chairman of the FUW’s milk and dairy produce committee, said: “I am very pleased that representatives from the union will now have a chance to express our side of the story.
“For many schoolchildren, especially those who live in low income families, their only regular source of calcium comes from their daily supply of milk.”
