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Lib Dems demand urgent action on bluetongue border crisis

Restrictive zones will see huge economic losses for farmers, markets and rural community say MPs

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
New bluetongue rules rules are expected to impact the thousands of farms that operate across the England-Wales border
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New bluetongue rules rules are expected to impact the thousands of farms that operate across the England-Wales border

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have demanded urgent action to support farmers in Powys and across the Welsh marches, as new Welsh Government rules on livestock movement threaten to place a major strain on...

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