Disease rules hit farm show A major South Devon agricultural show has become the latest victim of the national foot and mouth crisis as organisers have been forced to ban sheep and cattle from the annual event.

From: Herald Express (Torquay UK) | Date: August 22, 2007 | Copyright information

A major South Devon agricultural show has become the latest victim of the national foot and mouth crisis as organisers have been forced to ban sheep and cattle from the annual event.

Kingsbridge Show bosses had been expecting a record entry in both the sheep and cattle classes when the show went ahead at the 10-acre Borough Farm show site just outside Kingsbridge on Saturday, September 1.

But what is one of the highlights of the one-day agricultural event has had to be scrapped b...

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