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Brucellosis testing regime to be relaxed further

January 9, 2018

The brucellosis testing programme in Northern Ireland will be relaxed further, bringing significant benefits and savings for our farmers and taxpayers, the region’s…

Northern Ireland’s brucellosis compensation rates announced

April 3, 2016

N.Ireland

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis in Northern Ireland…

Pre-export brucellosis testing to be lifted in Northern Ireland

January 28, 2016

N.Ireland

Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 1, 2016, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has…

EU sanctions €62m for TB eradication and control programmes

January 13, 2016

Agri Politics

The European Union has committed close to €161m to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016. This is to support eradication, control and surveillance…

End of brucellosis testing will save farmers €15m a year

January 4, 2016

Dairy

The end to brucellosis testing will save farmers €15m a year, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney. Ireland achieved Officially Brucellosis…

Department spend on disease eradication schemes down in 2015

December 9, 2015

Agri-Business

The Department of Agriculture has spent €6m less on disease eradication so far this year, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney. This…

North to lift age of eligibility for brucellosis testing on October 19

October 8, 2015

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland is to lift the age of eligibility for brucellosis testing to 24 months from 12 months on October 19, as the EU…

Marts expect to see increased numbers of heavy heifers in the coming weeks

September 29, 2015

Beef

There will be an increase in the number of cows and heavy beef heifers coming into marts in the next couple of weeks…

Pre-movement Brucellosis testing to end next week

September 23, 2015

Beef

Pre-movement Brucellosis testing on both sides of the Border will come to an end on September 28 following a joint announcement by Minister…

Pre-movement testing for Brucellosis will end this year

September 16, 2015

Agri-Business

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that pre-movement testing for Brucellosis on animals over 24 months of age will end this year. However,…

Are pre-movement tests for brucellosis still necessary?

September 10, 2015

Beef

Now that Northern Ireland has achieved brucellosis-free status, it provides the basis for Minister Coveney to remove the pre-movement test from animals over 24…

Northern Ireland obtains Official Brucellosis Free status

September 9, 2015

N.Ireland

The Europen Commission has approved the North’s application for Official Brucellosis Free (OBF) status, Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill has confirmed. Brucellosis is a…

Official brucellosis free status within North’s grasp says UFU

March 4, 2015

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill that there has not been a case of brucellosis in…

Brucellosis testing requirements for 2015 clarified

January 7, 2015

Beef

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has clarified the Brucellosis Testing Requirements for 2015. (i) A pre-movement test is mandatory for…

No more annual brucellosis test, Minister Coveney says

November 26, 2014

Dairy

There will be no more annual brucellosis tests, under new changes to the national brucellosis control measures announced by the Minster for Agriculture…

China facing another milk scare?

November 13, 2014

Agri Politics

Authorities in China are looking into reports that a large milk processor in the country sold milk from cows that tested positive for…

Official Brucellosis-free status in sight for Northern Ireland

October 23, 2014

N.Ireland

Relaxation of brucellosis pre-movement testing controls for cattle movements within Northern Ireland, have been announced by the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill. “From Monday,…

Here’s where the government will spend over €1.2 billion on agriculture next year

October 14, 2014

Featured

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney today announced details of his Department’s 2015 budget which will include spending of…

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