N.Ireland
The UK government has been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the Northern Irish veterinary sector.
Agri-Business
EU member states have agreed to change some rules for food and animal feed safety as part of the bloc's "simplification agenda".
There is concern around "looming price increases" for farmers once new antiparasitic product rules take effect in the coming days.
Dr David Muphy has been appointed director of veterinary sciences at the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) laboratories have been selected for an...
Agri Politics
The ICSA has urged Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to rethink proposed prescription rules for antiparasitic medicines.
Beef
Minister Heydon has a further extension to the transition period for the up-regulation of antiparasitics until December 1, 2025.
West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer has welcomed the establishment a new veterinary agreement between the EU and the UK.
The ILMA has claimed that the law change around veterinary medicines could result in eight out of every nine of its members closing.
Only 85 out of some 85,000 veterinary prescriptions lodged on the new NVPS were purchased from a licenced merchant or pharmacist.
Cattle sellers will face fines or prison time for failing to disclose an animal is in a veterinary medicine withdrawal period.
Merchants Alliance Ireland has welcomed the move to defer the requirement for antiparasitic medicine to be provided with a prescription.
Beef News
The introduction of the requirement for antiparasitic veterinary medicines to be provided only with prescriptions has been deferred.
The VCI has announced that it is updating its code of professional conduct in response to the new veterinary medicines regulations.
Three organisations representing the licensed agricultural merchants and retail sector in Ireland are forming an alliance.
Financial and administrative burdens are a challenge for businesses in the generic veterinary medicines sector, according to a new study.
The new National Veterinary Prescription System is now fully in operation, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
The financial and operational challenges of 24-hour cover while ensuring a work-life balance are "pressing concerns" for Veterinary Ireland.
Rural Life
Following the signing of new veterinary medicine rules, both the IFA and the ICMSA have called for the law to be 'reviewed'
ICOS has said that agricultural co-operatives are "aggrieved" that new vet medicine rules have been signed into law without amendment.
The IFA has put "a number of key areas" which it says "must be addressed" in the ongoing veterinary medicines debate to the DAFM.
Farmers 'have to' be heard during discussions on changes to the supply of vet medicines, according to IFA animal health chair, TJ Maher
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined in court for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines and failure to keep records.
