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Sep 2022
13m 22s

02/09/2022 Dairy price, TB Cattle Vaccin...

Bbc Radio 4
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As another dairy processor announces a further rise in the price it pays farmers for their milk, we find out if dairy farmers are now able to make money for their produce, and how long these high prices might last. All this week we've been looking at TB in cattle and the efforts to control it. Today we hear about the development of a vaccine for cattle agai ... Show More
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