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Beef farmers likely to pay $150-300 a year to get rid of cow disease

But dairy farmers face a higher bill. Watch Grant Walker's interview with Beef & Lamb's Dave Harrison.

Brent Edwards
Tue, 29 May 2018

Beef farmers should only have to pay between $150-300 a year over the next 10 years as their contribution to the effort to eradicate mycoplasma bovis.

But dairy farmers, who are more affected by the disease, are likely to have to pay a bit more.

The government is paying 68% of the estimated

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Brent Edwards
Tue, 29 May 2018
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