N.Ireland
No plans to establish all-island system to identify TB/BVD - minister
There are no plans to establish an all-island system of identifying cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), according...
N.Ireland
There are no plans to establish an all-island system of identifying cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), according...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that the additional compensation owed to farmers under the...
Beef
Herds that are restricted due to the detection of TB will be able to avail of online-only on-farm livestock auctions...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court for moving cattle into a herd that was...
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that the average time from a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) test...
N.Ireland
A farmer from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone has been convicted for failing to present all animals for tuberculosis (TB) testing. Ian...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to “push very hard” for funding for a...
Dairy News
The dairy herd at Salesian Agricultural College in Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick is remain restricted for at least several more months...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been sentenced in court for causing “unnecessary suffering” to animals. 38-year-old Michael Maguire of...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it has made it “clear” to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
The launch of the latest stage of the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS), a key traceability and animal...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the money ringfenced for the wildlife control aspect of the Bovine TB...
Dairy News
The latest economic breeding evaluations have been released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and after some analysis, it...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed progress being made by the Deer Management Strategy Group in...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it is “extremely concerned” about the impact of the pause in bovine...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) captured and vaccinated 7,244 badgers against tuberculosis (TB) in 2022. This...
Beef
Changes to payment arrangements for tuberculosis (TB) testing and compensation have been welcomed by farm organisations, though they believe some...
Beef
An increase in compensation rates for farmers that go down with tuberculosis (TB) has been agreed, the Irish Creamery Milk...