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Supermarket Regulator

I am sure that the Minister fully appreciates that my hon. Friend is being generous with his time. Dairy farmers face a problem because as they try to compete and produce at a cost that is effective for them, the size of their herds is growing at a phenomenal rate. A former chairman of the National Farmers Union from my constituency tells me that a dairy herd of 1,000 cattle is not unheard of. A herd of such a size means that huge environmental problems must be dealt with, including just disposing of the huge quantity of manure that the cattle create.