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Somerset farmer ordered to pay 拢5k over river pollution

Silage effluent found to have polluted watercourse close to Taunton dairy farm

Jane Thynne
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clock 鈥� 2 min read
A Somerset farmer has been forced to pay 拢5,000 over river pollution
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A Somerset farmer has been forced to pay 拢5,000 over river pollution

A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling nearly 拢5,000 after silage effluent polluted the River Fivehead close to his farm. Dairy farmer Daniel Macey of Underhill Farm, Staple...

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