First Milk to pay for milk loss during cold weather

First Milk, the largest dairy farmer-owned business in the UK, will pay compensation to members whose milk was uncollected during the freezing weather.

Members will be compensated at the same price per litre as they received for any milk which was collected during the relevant month. First Milk will not compensate members who have insurance cover for milk losses.

First Milk members in west Wales and Ayrshire were worst affected in the snow which hit the UK in December and January.

However, First Milk said that starting February 1, 2010, it will no longer pay compensation for milk lost to bad weather. Company officials advised farmers to consider taking out insurance.