The Prince of Wales has urged people to buy British food whenever they can to support family farms and save the countryside. His appeal comes amid growing fears over the economic future of Kintyre as the area's traditional dairy farming industry struggles to stay afloat. The heir to the throne called on the public to harness their consumer power by shopping for home-grown produce instead of imported food. He highlighted the pressure facing the country's family farms, including falling commodity prices and rising input costs, and warned that some city-dwellers may be overlooking the crucial part that farmers play in the UK. In August this year the president of the National Farmers Union said that farmers struggling to cope with falling prices for milk, lamb, beef and cereals are being driven to suicide. See also: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/farming/north-east-farmers-despairing-low-9821650