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Derbyshire targets being bTB-free in a decade

With an ambitious target being set on eradicating bovine TB (bTB) in Derbyshire, Rachael Brown spoke to farmers on the front line in the county.

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 6 min read
Derbyshire targets being bTB-free in a decade

A bovine TB-free future in 10 years' time in Derbyshire would be a huge undertaking, but is achievable if policy was ‘led by science and not politics'. That was the message from the latest Farmers Guardian...

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