East Lancs farmers’ concern over spread of TB

FARMING leaders in the Ribble Valley have called on the Government to take action against the spread of tuberculosis.

The government began a three-month consultation this week to consider proposals to curb cattle tuberculosis by culling badgers.

Ministers propose licensing farmers in England to shoot badgers on their land.

But bosses at Clitheroe National Farmers’ Union have warned that if action is not taken soon the bovine TB could spread to cattle on farms in the Ribble Valley.