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Restrictions and regulations in Denmark have prompted Danish farmers to follow the example of Danish pork producers to make investments abroad. The Baltic states and the US are the countries where Danish milk farmers are already operating. "The Danish farm act limits growth, the quota system causes irritation, land prices are exorbitant and it can be difficult to find workers", says Peder Philipp, head of the beef division of Danish Crown, the meat giant. Mogens Anholm, member of the Agricultural Council of Denmark, cites capital shortage as a major reason why it could take longer time for Danish milk farmers than pork producers to relocate operations abroad. He believes the relocation process will gain momentum within a couple of years' time.
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The massive investments made by cattle breeders this year have caused concern among top executives in the Danish Farmers' Union. Peter Gaemelke, head of the Farmers' Union, says it is uncertain whether farmers will be able to bear the investments as they are based on such an unstable economic basis. However, farmers are pressed to make these investments in order not to lag behind. Peder Philipp, head of the Danish farmer organisation Dansk Kvaeg (Danish Cattle), says it is alarming that so many cattle breeders bind themselves to massive investments.
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A new organisation, called Dansk Maelk och Kvaeg, is to be set up for farmers and advisors operating within the milk and beef production sectors. The idea to set up the organization is the brainchild of Danish milk farmers who wish to boost co-operation within beef production at the same time as they wish to reduce what they call too frequent consultations of farming experts.
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