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Boars become bores

N Felixstowe, Suffolk, our major container port, there’s a campaign under way that should help to protect farmers all over the country. Two years ago, Agromenes warned that the spread of African Swine Fever threatens the whole of the pig industry, counselling tougher measures on meat imports and a much more effective slaughter policy aimed at our growing wild-boar population. The Forestry

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