River Wye feeling effects of 150 years of livestock farming

New study says action is required to protect both future food production and the environment

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A new study has called for more to be done to preserve River Wye
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A new study has called for more to be done to preserve River Wye

Further work must be done to better monitor the impact of livestock farming in the River Wye catchment if food production and environment and are to be protected, a new study has found. The research...

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