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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme: Registered Files (MTB Series)
| Reference: | MAF 432 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme: Registered Files (MTB Series) |
| Description: |
The Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme was an EEC initiative launched in the UK under the Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973. It encouraged farmers to stop the production of milk and to convert diary cattle into beef herds, through the use of grants. The aim of the scheme was to reduce the surplus of dairy produce (known as milk lakes and butter mountains) which appeared in the early 1970s. This series contains papers relating to the introduction and implementation of the scheme. |
| Date: | 1973-1982 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | MTB Series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division, 1973-1997 |
| Physical description: | 2 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2004 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Sheep and Livestock Commission was created in 1973 from the relevant sections of the Fatstock, Meat and Meat and Fatstock Planning Divisions. The new division was responsible for UK policy on sheep, goats and wool, the application of export schemes and livestock extensification. |
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