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Sheep shearing visas extended for spring season

Farmers have gained another small victory after the Government announced a U-turn on overseas visas for sheep shearers

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 6 min read
Migration and Citizenship Minister Mike Tapp said: "I recognise the risks to animal welfare if sheep are not shorn during a short window in Spring. In light of this, I have decided to renew the concession on an exceptional basis for one final year, providing the industry with two years to transition to new arrangements and move away from using overseas shearers." (Pic: Paul Bowden - British Wool)
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Migration and Citizenship Minister Mike Tapp said: "I recognise the risks to animal welfare if sheep are not shorn during a short window in Spring. In light of this, I have decided to renew the concession on an exceptional basis for one final year, providing the industry with two years to transition to new arrangements and move away from using overseas shearers." (Pic: Paul Bowden - British Wool)

Visas for overseas shearers will be extended for another year in a major boost to UK sheep farmers, but the industry has been told it will have to move away from the practice in the future. In February,...

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