N.Ireland
Biosecurity 'critically important' at agricultural shows
Newry Show chairman, Brian Lockhart, has confirmed that maintaining the highest levels of biosecurity is an absolute priority when it comes...
N.Ireland
Newry Show chairman, Brian Lockhart, has confirmed that maintaining the highest levels of biosecurity is an absolute priority when it comes...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to provide a range of supports...
Agri Health
Biosecurity involves taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious disease. This is a responsibility for every exhibitor...
Pig/Poultry
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) in England has been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Agri-Business
A case of bluetongue virus was confirmed in a single cow in the southeast of England and farmers in the...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has lifted the legal requirement for specific biosecurity measures to mitigate...
Video
Farmland discusses how biosecurity measures can mitigate the spread of avian flu in Ireland and hears an update on this...
Beef
Many beef farmers are currently in the process of purchasing livestock, either for winter finishing or for storing over the...
Dairy
A range of farm animal surveillance, welfare and biosecurity tools were launched at a webinar this week, as part of...
Pig/Poultry
A case of avian influenza subtype H5N1 (bird flu), has been confirmed in a wild raven, that was presenting with...
Dairy
Irish veterinary consultant Dr. Tommy Heffernan has highlighted the need for everyone entering a livestock farm, to wash and dip...
Dairy
A 2020 survey carried out in the UK has confirmed that one in three dairy farmers do not fully implement...
Pig/Poultry
On Saturday, June 29, a group of over 50 vegan protesters broke entry and trespassed on a pig farm in...
N.Ireland
Brexit could be an opportunity to bolster the UK’s biosecurity efforts – but much could be at stake if the...
N.Ireland
A major government exercise will see the UK’s four regional agricultural departments in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England come...
N.Ireland
Proposals to charge farmers for bovine TB tests will cost the average business a further £257 a year, with bigger...
N.Ireland
TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals...