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Farming Matters – Christopher Price: "These breeds are national assets which also require national action"

Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive Christopher Price on the latest additions to the most urgent priority watchlist category and what needs to be done to improve the outlook for rare breeds

Farmers Guardian
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Rare Breeds Survival Trust's Christopher Price
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Rare Breeds Survival Trust's Christopher Price

Each year, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's (RBST) watchlist highlights which of the UK's rare native livestock and equine breeds are seeing their situation improve, and which are cause for particular...

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