N.Ireland
DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the switchover date when ‘UK’ prefix livestock tags can...
Cattle Tags
N.Ireland
DAERA must 'rethink' transition to XI livestock tags - UFU
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) must “rethink” the transition period for the new XI livestock tags,...
N.Ireland
NI livestock tag prefix to change from 'UK' to 'XI' this month
New ‘XI’ prefix livestock tags will be available to purchase from tag suppliers and can be used immediately from June...
Agri Politics
Mandatory EID tagging in cattle: What would it cost?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently involved in preliminary work on the scope of introducing mandatory...
Beef
Department introduces threshold for bovine tag orders
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will introduce an annual bovine tag threshold for herd keepers ordering official...
Beef
'Only a matter of time' before bovine EID tagging is the norm
It is likely to be “only a matter of time” before bovine electronic identification (EID) tagging is the norm, according...
Rural Life
Graphic images: Farmer dumps 12 carcasses on 'spectacular' Clare cliffs
By Gordon Deegan A farmer dumped 12 animal carcasses on the ‘spectacular’ high cliffs of west Clare – a location...
Agri Politics
EU urges department to review case of Clare quad calf owners
The European Parliament Petitions Committee has requested that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine review the case of...
Beef
Clare quad calf owners take tag petition to Brussels
MEP Sean Kelly is today hosting the owners of the famous identical quad calves born last year, as they present...
Beef
New kid on the block Datamars announces collaboration on tagging
Datamars Agri has announced that it is collaborating with Dublin-based company Osmonds to promote its tag range to the Irish...
Rural Life
Farmer jailed for cattle movement offences
A farmer from Co. Monaghan has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for illegally importing cattle onto his farm, according...
Beef
'Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the ICBF'
Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), according to the Irish Cattle and...
Beef
New cattle tag levy will allow the ICBF to 'continue to deliver for farmers'
Earlier today, on behalf of the board of the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation), Chairman Michael Doran welcomed the agreement...
Beef
Compulsory tag levy for farmers on the horizon
The introduction of a compulsory tag levy is on the horizon for farmers, industry sources have confirmed to AgriLand. Last...
N.Ireland
Department temporarily suspends authorisation of NI cattle tags yet again
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended yet again by the Department of...
N.Ireland
Authorisation of new and replacement NI cattle tags suspended
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended, according to the Department of...
Beef
Herd owners opt out of ICBF levy in their droves when buying tags
Close to 50% of herd owners have opted out of paying the ICBF levy when buying tags in recent months,...
Agri-Business
Datamars Agri officially approved to supply cattle tags to farmers
A third cattle tag supplier, Datamars Agri, has been officially approved by the Department of Agriculture to supply identification tags...