THE number of dairy farmers in the area has fallen sharply over the last three years.
From 2013 to 2016, 75 Cumbrian dairy farms went out of business.
This is part of a wider crisis that has hit the dairy industry hard over recent years.
The 75 farms in Cumbria form part of the 1022 farms in total that have gone out of business in the UK.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board who conducted a survey into the milk industry said it was concerned about the price of milk paid to farmers.
It is estimated that dairy farmers are paid 10p a litre less than it costs to produce.
According to a report by the AHDB milk prices have fallen by around 30 per cent from 2013 to 2015.
There is also uncertainty as to what the impact of the UK leaving the European Union will have on the industry.
The UK exports a huge amount of its agricultural goods to the EU, as well as receiving large subsidies to support the industry.
There are however some in the business who are hopeful that the fortune of dairy farmers will turn around soon.
Mark Robinson, a dairy consultant from near Carlisle speaking on BBC Cumbria said: "This time last year we were producing about 42m litres a day in the UK.
"Today thankfully we're down to 38m litres and hopefully if that trend continues we should see some improvement in milk prices over the next six to 12 months."
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