Welsh Government names members of its new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board

Farmer-led group will have 'significant influence' says Rural Affairs Minister

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Rural Affairs Minister Huw Irranca-Davies says new bTB board will have 'significant influence'
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Rural Affairs Minister Huw Irranca-Davies says new bTB board will have 'significant influence'

The members of the Welsh Government's Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board have been announced ahead of its first meeting in December. Unveiled in August, the board is the latest development in what...

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