Pilot cross-border bovine TB project launched in Donegal

The Minister for Agriculture says he is committed to eradicating Bovine TB form the island of Ireland.

A major new cross border pilot project to tackle the disease has been launched in Newtowncunningham today.

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon, and his Northern counterpart Andrew Muir were both in attendance.

Minister Heydon says he knows first hand the devastation TB can bring to a family farm.

He says experience in Europe and New Zealand shows that regional approaches work……………


Speaking at the launch, Minister Andrew Muir says he and Minister Heydon have a close working relationship……………..

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