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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

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

The Ulster Íæż½ã½ã' 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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