N.Ireland
DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the switchover date when ‘UK’ prefix livestock tags can...
Tags
Agri-Business
€1.7m paid to farmers in EID tag subsidy scheme
Over €1.7 million has been paid out to around 58,000 farmers under year one of the Bovine electronic identification (EID)...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
EID cattle tagging: Farmers 'not fooled' by subsidy scheme
Following the announcement last week by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue of a subsidy scheme to...
Beef News
Call for full cost of EID tagging to be covered
Acknowledging the provision of the €4.25 million subvention scheme announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie...
Sheep
First marts approved to read electronic sheep tags; find out which...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has approved six marts to read electronic sheep tags. All sheep farmers,...
Beef
Compulsory 38c cattle tag levy to be introduced in autumn 2017
A compulsory 38c cattle tag levy is set to be introduced in autumn of this year, the Minister for Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Failure to tag cattle leads to court conviction for one farmer
AÂ farmer was convicted in court on one charge of failing to tag cattle, as well as a number of other...
N.Ireland
Poor quality ear tags cost farmers in the North more than £700,000/year
Poor quality ear tags for cattle cost farmers in Northern Ireland more than £700,000 (€807,660) a year, according to the Ulster...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
Second supplier approved by Department to supply cattle tags to farmers
Cormac Tagging has received official notification from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that it has been approved...
Agri-Business
Cattle tag tender withdrawn after legal issues raised by a number of companies
The cattle tag tender has been withdrawn by the Department of Agriculture, in light of two companies challenging the legality of...
Agri-Business
Calls for Department to withdraw cattle tag tender as more legal issues raised
The legality of the Department of Agriculture’s cattle tag tendering process is being called into question, as a second company...