‘Farmers already pay more than fair share’: Any move to rise TB costs to be opposed September 25, 2020 Agri Politics Any suggestion that farmers could be expected to fund the increasing cost of administering the TB Eradication Programme will be opposed, the Irish…
Letter to the editor: TB should stand for ‘take bovines’ September 21, 2020 Opinion More red tape to keep the farmers down – the latest letters sent out to farmers informing them if their herd is a…
UK fined more than €3.5 million for failure to make progress eradicating TB September 17, 2020 N.Ireland The European Commission has fined the UK at least €3.5 million over the last two years for a lack of progress tackling bovine TB,…
Tackling TB: 8,649 contiguous herd tests conducted so far in 2020 September 17, 2020 CAP / Schemes A total of 8,647 contiguous herd tests have been conducted so far this year, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…
Department called on to look at Scottish model to eradicate TB September 14, 2020 Agri Politics The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called on to look at the TB model in Scotland, which has been…
McConalogue interview: ‘I’ve an open mind’ engaging with farmers on bovine TB September 9, 2020 Agri Politics Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that he will view the ongoing issue surrounding TB rates, and letters…
Department on TB letters: ‘It does not require farmers to do anything’ September 7, 2020 Beef The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a statement on the TB Herd History Risk Statement letters which were sent…
‘They advise me to get rid of all my animals…my pride and joy’: Farmer slams TB statements September 7, 2020 Beef A Co. Leitrim farmer has voiced his anger at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine after receiving a TB Herd History…
‘How can animals that passed the test now be deemed high risk for TB?’ September 7, 2020 Agri Politics Concerns have been raised by the Irish Natural and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) in relation to letters issued by the Department of Agriculture,…
TB risk statements ‘causing panic among farmers’ and ‘should be ignored’ September 3, 2020 Agri Politics The issuing of TB Herd History Risk Statements to herd-owners around the country is “causing confusion and panic among farmers”, according to the…
TB Herd History Risk Statements: What do they entail? September 2, 2020 Beef The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued Bovine TB Herd History Risk Statement and Report letters to thousands of livestock…
‘No sense in this’: Farmer flags questions on TB risk letters September 1, 2020 Beef A beef farmer in Co. Cavan has voiced his concerns with the TB herd history risk statement issued to him by the Department…
TB herd history risk statement roll-out ‘should be suspended for consultation’ – TD August 31, 2020 Agri Politics The next minister for agriculture should immediately suspend the implementation of the new TB Herd History Risk Statement and Report system, according to…
Department to provide farmers with ‘simplified’ TB risk reports August 25, 2020 Beef The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said it will be providing personalised herd test history statements and reports to cattle farmers…
120-day calf exemption from TB tests to cease in September July 31, 2020 Beef The exemption for calves between 42 and 120 days of age from TB testing will cease on Tuesday, September 1, the Department of Agriculture,…
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn July 28, 2020 N.Ireland Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB strategy to be…
‘Ground-breaking’ bovine TB vaccine trials to begin in England and Wales July 23, 2020 Agri-Business ‘Ground-breaking’ bovine TB vaccine trials are set to get underway in England and Wales as a result of a major breakthrough by government scientists.…
Map: TB on rise with rates now at highest level since 2012 July 21, 2020 Dairy The occurrence rates of bovine TB (bTB) is at the highest level in Ireland since 2012 and shows a “gradual ongoing increase” in…
