bTB
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has been urged to publish a Wicklow-specific deer/TB (bovine tuberculous) plan.
N.Ireland
The coming weeks will see two key public consultations fundamentally determining the future shape of NI agriculture, according to LMC.
Agri-Business
Communications on the new bTB rules must be improved, according to the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA).
DAERA has published the criteria for the mandatory use of interferon-gamma (IFN-g) blood tests for bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
Minister Heydon has been asked to raise compensation for TB reactors from €3,000 to €5,000 and from €5,000 to €7,000 for pedigree animals.
Dairy
Breeding is well and truly underway with many farms half way through their AI programmes already, but have any bred for TB resistance?
Beef
A DAFM policy aims "to allow the movement of calves from one restricted herd into another, known as a Controlled Calf Rearing Unit (CCRU).
Schemes
Applications are currently being accepted for the €6 million On-Farm Badger Biosecurity Scheme which officially opened this week.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) leads to a significant build up of environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms.
A new report confirms a clear link between bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks and increasing stress levels within farm families
The launch of a new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) report has been characterised as a watershed moment by farm stakeholder bodies
The UFU, LMC, and the NI Dairy Council have launched a landmark independent study into the indirect costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Many farmers buying cows at the mart have contacted Agriland to voice confusion over the new TB rules for trading cattle.
Minister Seán Canney is encouraging farmers to familiarise themselves with changes to the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme.
Minister Martin Heydon, has written to all herdowners advising them of important updates relating to bovine tuberculosis testing
An additional series of cattle movement controls announced as part of a new action plan on bovine...
A farm organisation has said that new research on farmer attitudes to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) "highlights problems that have been obvious for decades".
Whether farmers implement biosecurity measures on farms to prevent bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
UGS president Ivor Lowry has highlighted the significant challenges that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) continue to pose for NI agriculture.
Livestock marts have been informed by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon,...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is projecting bovine TB compensation will reach over £56 million.
There has been 43,290 bovine TB (bTB) reactors in Ireland over a 12 month period to June 29, 2025, according to Minister Martin Heydon.
A former member of the high profile TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) in Northern Ireland has...
