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The UK's biggest fresh milk processor, Robert Wiseman, says it's changing the way it sets milk prices. It wants to introduce a more transparent system and rebuild trust along the supply chain. The company's announced it will work with farmers to develop a new formula for calculating how much milk is worth, rather than simply putting a price on the table. Roddy Catto, Chairman of the Wiseman Partnership Board and one of the dairy farmers hammering out this new pricing mechanism, tells Farming Today the time is right for these talks.

Also, with nearly 300 community owned village shops and thousands of community food enterprises, the Plunkett foundation tells Farming Today why it believes smaller co-ops are becoming increasingly popular. Rich Ward visits Cultivate Oxford, a one year old 'co-operative social enterprise'. It uses its "veg van" to take fresh produce directly from farm to customer.

Swaledales have grazed upland Yorkshire and Cumbria for more than a century. Jules Hudson of Open Country talks to Kenneth Hird about his flock of Swaledales and why he's concerned about the future of the breed.

Presenter: Caz Graham.
Producer: Ruth Sanderson.