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QI 2019 TB reactor numbers fall from same period in 2018

May 2, 2019

Figures released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show that the amount of TB reactors recorded in the first quarter…

Did you know you can now breed against TB and liver fluke?

March 25, 2019

Dairy

New research means that you can now breed dairy and beef animals that have a greater resistance to a tuberculosis (TB) and liver…

IFA: TB Forum ‘ignoring farmer issues’

March 19, 2019

Beef

The handling of the TB Forum by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been criticised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA),…

What’s the difference between feedlot and regular herds?

March 6, 2019

Beef

The different regulations and procedures between feedlot and non-feedlot herds when it comes to an outbreak of bovine TB has been outlined by…

Pressure builds on MEPs to reject 30-day TB test proposal

February 25, 2019

Agri Politics

Farmers are mounting pressure on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, to ensure a controversial EU proposal to impose…

TB eradication programme centre of focus for ag committee

February 25, 2019

Agri Politics

The TB eradication programme will be the centre of focus for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine at tomorrow’s…

Creed confirms herds with TB history can export to China

February 6, 2019

Beef

Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has confirmed that beef from herds with a history of TB can be…

ICSA calls for ‘comprehensive research’ on TB in deer

January 14, 2019

Rural Life

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has accused the Government of “turning a blind eye” to the issue of TB in…

Farmers ‘might as well fold up tent’ if TB history is displayed

December 12, 2018

Rural Life

Fianna Fail Senator Paul Daly has said that farmers “might as well fold up the tent” if the TB history of their herds…

New badger research sheds light on why controlling TB has been so difficult

November 28, 2018

Agri-Business

Unexpected variation in badger behaviour found by scientists may cause a rethink on impacts of bovine TB interventions. New research has found the…

TB meeting set for Galway to discuss eradication drive

November 7, 2018

Agri Politics

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has organised a meeting for Gort, Co. Galway tomorrow, November 8, to discuss TB eradication. The meeting, co-organised…

TB: East remains problem as national levels see marginal increase

October 25, 2018

Dairy

Co. Wicklow remains the worst-affected county in Ireland for bovine TB, according to the latest Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine statistics.…

IFA and department clash over the spread of TB via deer

October 22, 2018

Beef

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have clashed over the role deer play in the…

Farmers urged to attend TB meeting in Co. Cavan tonight

September 25, 2018

Beef

Farmers are being urged to attend a meeting regarding bovine TB in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, at 8:00pm tonight (Tuesday, September 25). The meeting…

‘Greater efforts’ required to eradicate TB by 2030

September 10, 2018

Beef

Despite significant progress in recent years, greater efforts will be required to eradicate bovine TB by 2030, according to the Minister for Agriculture,…