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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
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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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