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Devon farmers to receive £180,000 bluetongue support package

Devon County Council has agreed to reinstate its Rural Support and Wellbeing Programme to help farmers cope with emotional and financial cost of disease outbreak

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Devon County Council is reinstating its Rural Support and Wellbeing Programme in order to help impacted by bluetongue
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Devon County Council is reinstating its Rural Support and Wellbeing Programme in order to help impacted by bluetongue

Farmers in Devon will now have access to a £180,000 support programme in order to help them manage the ongoing impacts of the 2026 bluetongue outbreak. Devon County Council has agreed to reinstate its...

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