Rural Life
'Where's the cows daddy?' UFU tells of farmers' heartbreak over bovine TB
The chilling psychological effects of bovine TB have left some farmers unable to even enter their own yards, according to...
Rural Life
The chilling psychological effects of bovine TB have left some farmers unable to even enter their own yards, according to...
Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to take a “hard look” at Northern Ireland’s proposed bovine TB (bTB)...
Rural Life
A campaign to save an alpaca called Geronimo in the UK – #SaveGeronimo – who has twice tested positive for...
CAP / Schemes
Changes have been announced under new EU TB regulations “which will better enable farmers with restricted herds to move cattle...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has taken to the BBC airwaves in order to defend the validity of...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s proposed bovine TB strategy could save the region as much as £70 million, according to officials. Responding to...
N.Ireland
Mitigations made to bovine TB testing in Northern Ireland to minimise disruption as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are...
N.Ireland
A badger cull in the areas worst affected by bovine TB has been identified as the department’s preferred option for...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced plans to introduce a swathe of ramped up biosecurity measures as part of...
Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said welcomed the launch of the new bovine TB Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Proposals for a long-term bovine TB (bTB) Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) have finally been revealed. Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
The incidence rates of bovine TB have continued to rise in 2021, the latest figures show – with almost 22,000...
N.Ireland
It’s been heavily anticipated for the last year and a half, but Northern Ireland farmers will finally get the first...
N.Ireland
Tensions were said to have “run very high” during a meeting this week between chief vet and Ulster Farmers’ Union...
Agri-Business
Plans are underway to establish a specialist interferon-gamma testing laboratory for bovine TB in England. The government-run facility will be...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s £40 million annual spend on bovine TB needs to end, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned. Speaking at...
N.Ireland
Department officials have now completed work on the business case for Northern Ireland’s new bovine TB (bTB) strategy, with plans...
Agri Politics
New research confirming the link between Sika deer and the spread of bovine TB “must inform the TB eradication strategy...