Agri-Business
Teagasc has reiterated concerns around bluetongue and the impact it would have on Irish farming, and what farmers can do to reduce the risk.
Beef
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is urging Irish farmers to be vigilant as bluetongue virus spreads to new regions of Europe and Britain.
Farmers near Kent have been notified that a surveillance zone in place because of a case of bluetongue virus (BTV) is to be extended.