N.Ireland
NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation 'unfair'
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed...
TB compensation
Beef
Backdated TB compensation to be paid 'in coming weeks'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that the additional compensation owed to farmers under the...
Beef
TB payment changes welcomed - 'but flaws remain'
Changes to payment arrangements for tuberculosis (TB) testing and compensation have been welcomed by farm organisations, though they believe some...
Beef
TB compensation increase and additional test payment agreed
An increase in compensation rates for farmers that go down with tuberculosis (TB) has been agreed, the Irish Creamery Milk...
Beef
TB: Income supplement increase being progressed
An increase in the income supplement paid to farmers that have outbreaks of TB is being progressed in the TB...
Beef
TB: Increased compensation levels called for in Dáil
The Dáil has heard that compensation levels for farmers that lose cattle through TB need to be increased. The point...
Beef
DAFM 'playing with farmers money' with TB compensation caps
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for the removal of the €3,000 cap on the compensation...
Beef
New online portal for farmers to apply for TB compensation
Farmers will have the option to complete their applications for TB compensation under the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme online from...
Beef
TB reactors: Suggestions of remote valuations 'ludicrous'
Suggestions that on-farm valuations of TB reactor cattle could be ended in place of remote market price-based valuations have been...
Beef
Farmer who interfered with TB test deemed ineligible for compensation
A farmer who previously pleaded guilty to breaching TB regulations by tampering with the accuracy of a TB test is...
Beef
Grant Thornton to undertake review of TB compensation
Independent consultants will undertake a review of on-farm market valuation (OFMV), which determines the compensation paid for cattle lost to...
Rural Life
'Compensation has to be dealt with' - ICSA's Farrell on TB
The proposals put forward by the TB Stakeholder Forum are “incomplete”, as they do not address the issue of compensation...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland TB compensation costs double in just four years
TB compensation is expected to cost Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture around £24 million (€27.17 million) this year – close...