The company which ran the pilot badger cull in Somerset have applied for an extension of two to three weeks to complete their work.
Natural England, the national executive responsible for protecting and improving England's natural enviroment is currently considering the application.
Gloucestershire is expected to also apply for an extension.
The National Farmers Union today announced that pilot badger culls have started to help bring bovine TB under control.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of cattle. The scale of infection and the cost make bovine TB one of the biggest challenges that the cattle farming industry faces, particularly in the west and south west of England.
In a year when British farming has received phenomenal backing from consumers, the NFU is urging the public to help turn around a decline in self-sufficiency that means the UK produces just 62 per cent of its own food.
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It is vital that the high welfare standards and traceability that UK farmers meet are replicated further down the supply chain as the horse meat and DNA revelations continue to undermine consumer confidence in the food they eat, the NFU said today.
As news emerged that Findus has removed one of its products – which in some cases were 100 per cent horse meat rather...
