Concerns over NI TB compensation cuts put to the new Agriculture Minister

UFU president David Brown said: "We made a strong case against proposed TB livestock valuation cuts and underlined the crucial difference between compensation and valuations. We stressed that these cuts would alienate farmers

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Concerns over NI TB compensation cuts put to the new Agriculture Minister

The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) team met the new Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir, yesterday (14 February), to discuss UFU policy priorities which demanded...

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