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DAERA to pay laboratory fees for Northern Irish bluetongue testing

UFU said the move will help ease the strain on farmers ‘unfairly caught up in the Temporary Control Zone’

Alex Black
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Andrew Muir - Northern Ireland farming minister. Credit: DAERA
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Andrew Muir - Northern Ireland farming minister. Credit: DAERA

The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) was celebrating after it was confirmed DAERA will cover the laboratory costs for Bluetongue Virus (BTV) pre-movement testing. The move, announced by Minister Andrew Muir,...

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