All-Wales bluetongue zone set to ease cross-border livestock trade with England

FUW expresses relief following farmers' struggle to negotiate policy changes and trade rules

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate livestock against bluetongue
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Farmers are being urged to vaccinate livestock against bluetongue

An all-Wales Restricted Zone (RZ) for Bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) will come into force from November 10, Welsh Government has announced. The Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change...

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