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Changes to draft TB regulations ‘to the benefit of farmers’ – Creed

August 12, 2019

New bovine TB rules are in the Delegated Act (DA) on Part II of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on surveillance, eradication programmes and free…

TB eradication concerns: ‘We must see the wood from the trees’

August 6, 2019

Agri Politics

Focus must be firmly kept on eradicating TB – and “repeated efforts” to move away from this primary focus is a concern, according…

Map: TB incidence ‘marginally higher’ for first 6 months of 2019

August 2, 2019

Beef

There has been a marginal increase in the herd incidence levels of bovine TB (bTB) recorded for the first six months of 2019…

Video: Co. Wicklow farmer describes his constant battle with TB

July 30, 2019

Beef

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a serious and costly issue which has affected almost every farm in the country in some way or another.…

TB Forum cost and control proposals rejected by IFA

July 22, 2019

Agri Politics

Proposals by the TB Forum to increase TB controls and costs on farms have been rejected by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). IFA…

Renewed TB strategy to be launched in autumn – Creed

July 22, 2019

CAP / Schemes

The submission of the report from the TB Forum has been welcomed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, who…

TB Forum agrees 10 policy actions – but ‘work still needed’

July 12, 2019

Beef

The TB Forum has agreed upon 10 policy options to recommend to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed for TB…

Destroying TB livestock on-farm condemned

July 8, 2019

Beef

The practice of destroying livestock on-farm following a TB outbreak has been condemned by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA). Commenting…

TB eradication: Farmers ‘will consider new measures’ for progress

June 28, 2019

Dairy

Farmers have been testing for TB for the last 70 years and are anxious to make progress on achieving eradication, according to the…

Wallace proposes reintroducing grey wolf to combat bovine TB

June 26, 2019

Environment

An Independent TD has asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, if he will consider examining the feasibility of reintroducing…

ICSA to host meeting in Monaghan amidst mounting TB concerns

May 8, 2019

Beef

A farmers’ meeting on concerns surrounding TB will be held tonight, Wednesday, May 8, at 8:00pm. The meeting will take place at The…

Department vets to address regional farmer meeting on TB

May 3, 2019

Beef

Department of Agriculture veterinary officials will be in attendance at a farmers’ meeting on the issue of bovine TB being held in Co.…

Creed reveals amount spent on TB-related research in 2017/2018

March 25, 2019

Beef

In the years of 2017 and 2018, a total of €3.1 million was spent on TB-related research by the Department of Agriculture, Food…

Badger TB vaccination to be expanded across Ireland

March 21, 2019

Agri Politics

It is planned to expand the badger vaccination area incrementally to all parts of the country during the 2019-2022 period. Responding to a…

Mart boards solution ‘scuppered’ by Moore remarks

March 6, 2019

Agri Politics

New proposals to prevent TB herd history from being made available on mart boards may have been scuppered after a leading professor made…

ICSA committed to opposing TB history display in marts

March 1, 2019

Agri-Business

A Department of Agriculture proposal to display herd histories on mart boards has been met with strong opposition from the Irish Cattle and Sheep…

Recent comments on TB described as ‘very damaging to sector’

Pre-movement TB testing: What is the expert view?

February 27, 2019

Beef

Pre-movement testing for TB – a controversial topic at present – could be useful in a very targeted way, focusing on high-risk herds,…

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