Agri Politics
Mart boards solution 'scuppered' by Moore remarks
New proposals to prevent TB herd history from being made available on mart boards may have been scuppered after a...
Agri Politics
New proposals to prevent TB herd history from being made available on mart boards may have been scuppered after a...
Agri-Business
A Department of Agriculture proposal to display herd histories on mart boards has been met with strong opposition from the Irish...
Beef
Claims made by Prof. Simon Moore that cattle from Irish farms that meet the EU Trade Directive criteria for TB...
Beef
Pre-movement testing for TB – a controversial topic at present – could be useful in a very targeted way, focusing...
Agri-Business
The eradication of TB, while possible, will not meet 2030 targets as things currently stand, according to a veterinary expert....
Beef
National herd incidence for bovine TB stood at 3.51% as of December 31, 2018, marginally up on 2017, according to...
Dairy
Opening her presentation at the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) Genetics Conference, Siobhan Ryan of Teagasc asked the audience: “Why...
Rural Life
Ray Doyle, livestock and environmental services executive at the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), has said that accurate and specific...
Agri-Business
Unexpected variation in badger behaviour found by scientists may cause a rethink on impacts of bovine TB interventions. New research...
Beef
Contentious issues remain as the Tuberculosis (TB) Forum continues to debate proposals to reform the TB Eradication Programme. The Irish...
Dairy
Co. Wicklow remains the worst-affected county in Ireland for bovine TB, according to the latest Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Beef
One Co. Clare suckler farmer has detailed the effect being locked up with TB can have on farm finances, while...
Agri Politics
No definitive evidence has been found that links deer to the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in cattle, a senior...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture has been called upon to allow valuers to “do their job” when it comes to the...
Agri Politics
Actions for TB eradication must be sensitive for farmers’ needs and take into account the scale of losses incurred by...
Agri Politics
A total of 1,644 herds locked up with TB since the start of 2018 are facing a “financial double whammy”,...
Dairy
Milk price volatility will remain a major challenge for the dairy sector, according to AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) chief...
Beef
Increased TB testing on culled deer has been called for in Co. Wicklow – to ascertain the true extent of...