N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture (DAERA) extended the switchover date when ‘UK’ prefix livestock tags can no longer be used to June 30, 2025.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) must "rethink" the transition...
New 'XI' prefix livestock tags will be available to purchase from tag suppliers and can be used immediately when launched this month.
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture is involved in preliminary work on the scope of introducing mandatory EID tagging in cattle.
Beef
The Department of Agriculture will introduce an annual bovine tag threshold for herd keepers ordering bovine identification tags from today.
It is likely to be "only a matter of time" before bovine EID tagging is the norm, according to Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
Rural Life
A farmer dumped 12 animal carcasses on the ‘spectacular’ high cliffs of west Clare, Ennis Circuit Court has heard.
The European Parliament has asked the Department of Agriculture to review a Clare farming couple's cattle tagging case.
MEP Sean Kelly hosts owners of identical quad calves as they present their petition over cattle identity tags at a hearing in Brussels.
Datamars Agri has announced that it is collaborating with Osmonds to promote its tag range to the Irish agricultural market.
A farmer from Co. Monaghan has reportedly been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for illegally importing cattle onto his farm.
Beef interests are under represented on the board of the ICBF, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association.
Earlier today, on behalf of the board of the ICBF, Chairman Michael Doran has welcomed the agreement made with cattle tag suppliers.
It is rumoured that the introduction of a compulsory tag levy may be on the horizon, with the possibility of a return to the 38c levy.
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended yet again.
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended, according to DAERA.
Close to 50% of herd owners have opted out of paying the ICBF levy when buying tags in recent months, the Minister for Agriculture confirmed.
Agri-Business
A third cattle tag supplier, Datamars Agri, has been officially approved by the Department of Agriculture to supply identification tags and BVD tissue tags in Ireland.
A decision by the Department of Agriculture has paved the way for farmers to order tags from two separate cattle tag suppliers.
The IFA has called on Minister Creed to outline the new cattle tag supply arrangements being implemented by his Department to all farmers
Datamars Ireland has confirmed that it has been approved to supply its entire range of cattle tags to Irish farmers.
Some 63% of farmers have said that they intend on opting out of paying the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation's (ICBF) levy on cattle tags.
Earlier this year it was confirmed that farmers would be able to opt out of paying Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) levies when completing cattle tag order forms.
