The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that agriculture minister’s commitment to re-establish the National Deer Management Forum Group is...
May 20, 2022
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Ireland fell from 22,614 in 2020 to 20,931 last year, according to figures released by...
April 22, 2022
Representatives from four farm organisations will come before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine this evening...
February 16, 2022
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has claimed that “bureaucratic barriers” are preventing farmers with TB-restricted herds from...
January 12, 2022
The Seanad has heard concerns over outbreaks of TB in west Co. Waterford and north Co. Cork, which is being...
November 15, 2021
Senators this week highlighted the “ongoing challenge” facing areas such as in Co. Wicklow where there is an “overrun of...
November 10, 2021
The uptake of milk recording on Irish dairy farms continues to grow, with a 20% increase in the number of...
October 19, 2021
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed news that from this week, farmers have the option to accept...
October 1, 2021
The Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) eradiation scheme has been in place for 67 years in Ireland, with the scheme costing €97.3...
September 20, 2021
Some level of badger culling will remain necessary until TB levels have significantly reduced, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food...
September 10, 2021
Changes have been announced under new EU TB regulations “which will better enable farmers with restricted herds to move cattle...
July 30, 2021
Northern Ireland’s proposed bovine TB strategy could save the region as much as £70 million, according to officials. Responding to...
July 21, 2021
What seems like a never ending battle with bovine tuberculosis (TB) has lead many to believe that aspirations of eradicating...
June 7, 2021
The 11th meeting of the TB Forum was held yesterday (May 26), attended by a range of stakeholder groups and...
May 27, 2021
A nationally coordinated initiative to monitor deer in Ireland, involving a new smartphone app and a web-based survey, has been...
May 12, 2021
Suggestions that on-farm valuations of TB reactor cattle could be ended in place of remote market price-based valuations have been...
May 6, 2021
New EU regulations on animal health and TB testing, which were due to come into effect from next Wednesday (April...
April 15, 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to allow farmers to voluntarily remove inconclusives with...
April 12, 2021
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