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Urgent call for farmers to boost biosecurity as bird flu risk rises
Urgent calls have been issued for farmers to reinforce their biosecurity practices to safeguard their flocks after two new bird flu cases were confirmed in recent days. With the patterns of migratory wild birds expected to increase the risk of
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Farmer launches first poetry collection in North East pub
A farmer-turned-poet has had her first collection published. She celebrated the publication of A Pease Myers Pastoral this week at the Pele Tower in Corbridge. Liz Haynes, who lives in Weardale, combined teaching with helping out on her partner