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Bovine TB

Call for 'outdated ceilings' in TB valuation scheme to be removed

Agri Politics

3 days ago

Call for 'outdated ceilings' in TB valuation scheme to be removed

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said "outdated ceilings" which value cattle lost to bovine...

Budget 2026: Over €157m to implement Bovine TB Action Plan

Agri-Business

11 days ago

Budget 2026: Over €157m to implement Bovine TB Action Plan

Over €157 million has been earmarked as part of Budget 2026 to tackle the increasing rate of...

'€660 to cull a badger' in 2024 as part of TB strategy according to DAFM estimates

Rural Life

17 days ago

'€660 to cull a badger' in 2024 as part of TB strategy according to DAFM estimates

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has estimated that it cost "€660 to...

Temporary TB compensation payments backlog 'has been cleared' - Heydon

Rural Life

24 days ago

Temporary TB compensation payments backlog 'has been cleared' - Heydon

A temporary backlog in TB compensation payments "has been cleared" according to the Minister for...

TB: Biosecurity 'most effective' to protect from badgers as support proposed

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

TB: Biosecurity 'most effective' to protect from badgers as support proposed

The development of a support package is proposed for farmers to help them in "taking a proactive...

Dairy

about 1 month ago

What are the new TB testing requirements for animal movements?

There are new EU regulations regarding bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which require that all animals...

What are the new TB testing requirements for animal movements?

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

Minister: New TB measures funding yet to be decided as budget talks continue

Funding allocations for revamped TB measures are still being negotiated, Minister for Agriculture,...

Minister: New TB measures funding yet to be decided as budget talks continue

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

New TB plan 'not as convincing as it needed to be' - ICMSA

New proposals set out in an action plan to address current high levels of TB "do not go far enough...

New TB plan 'not as convincing as it needed to be' - ICMSA

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

ICOS welcomes new bovine TB action plan

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has welcomed the new action plan for bovine...

ICOS welcomes new bovine TB action plan

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

Heydon launches bovine TB action plan including 30 measures

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, September 9)...

Heydon launches bovine TB action plan including 30 measures

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

Minister due to unveil new action plan to tackle bovine TB

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon is expected to launch a new bovine...

Minister due to unveil new action plan to tackle bovine TB

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

ICSA: TB compensation caps 'must rise' to reflect value of stock

Too many farmers are 'losing' out because the market value of their stock exceeds current TB...

ICSA: TB compensation caps 'must rise' to reflect value of stock

Beef

2 months ago

€14.6m paid to vets for TB testing in 2024

More than €14.6 million euro was paid to vets for bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing in...

€14.6m paid to vets for TB testing in 2024

Agri-Business

2 months ago

Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers

A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within...

Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers

Agri-Business

3 months ago

3,459 from unrestricted herds kill out with 'lesions suspicious of TB'

Latest official figures show 3,459 animals from non-restricted bovine TB herds, have been...

3,459 from unrestricted herds kill out with 'lesions suspicious of TB'

Rural Life

3 months ago

TB: Failed roadmaps, new action plan and farmers in despair - what's next?

Seven years ago the Irish government, led in 2018 by Leo Varadkar, set a target to eradicate bovine...

TB: Failed roadmaps, new action plan and farmers in despair - what's next?

Agri-Business

3 months ago

What is happening in NI on TB and wildlife 'interventions'?

In the fourth instalment of Agriland’s new series, Silent spread – Ireland’s TB battle,...

What is happening in NI on TB and wildlife 'interventions'?

Agri-Business

3 months ago

Wales aims to be TB-free by 2041: How is it working to achieve this?

In the second instalment in Agriland’s new series, Silent spread – Ireland’s TB battle,...

Wales aims to be TB-free by 2041: How is it working to achieve this?

Video

3 months ago

The silent spread - Ireland’s TB battle

In the first instalment in Agriland's new series, Silent spread – Ireland’s TB battle, we meet...

The silent spread - Ireland’s TB battle

Dairy

3 months ago

Watch: The Kerry farmer who lost his entire herd to TB

In the first instalment in Agriland's new series, Silent spread – Ireland’s TB battle, we meet...

Watch: The Kerry farmer who lost his entire herd to TB

Rural Life

3 months ago

TB in focus: Record high reactors, soaring costs and the impact on farmers

Latest national bovine tuberculosis (TB) statistics show reactor numbers have hit a high of 43,290,...

TB in focus: Record high reactors, soaring costs and the impact on farmers

Beef

3 months ago

Sale prices from second-ever TB restricted cattle auction

Kingscourt Mart in Co. Cavan hosted its second auction of cattle from TB restricted herds on...

Sale prices from second-ever TB restricted cattle auction

Beef

3 months ago

Second mart moves to offer auction for TB-restricted herds

A second livestock mart is to start offering a sale service for cattle herds that have been...

Second mart moves to offer  auction for TB-restricted herds

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