Beef
Study: Current interventions 'may not' be sufficient for TB eradication
A new study highlights that badger vaccination, in combination with the cattle test-and-removal programme, can reduce bovine tuberculosis (TB) but...
TB eradication
Agri-Business
Different approach needed to deal with TB - DAFM
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland has now reached a point where a “different” approach is needed to tackle the disease,...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
DAFM to implement 'lean review' of bovine TB programme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is planning to hire consultants to implement a “Lean review” of...
N.Ireland
Call for review of bTB eradication measures in NI
The Pedigree Cattle Trust is calling for an independent review of the measures taken to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in...
Veterinary
TB programme: Reactors, restrictions and costs all rise in 2023
Virtually all key figures under the bovine TB Eradication Programme saw increases in 2023, with the number of reactors and...
Rural Life
Call for staffing of TB control programme to be increased
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the money ringfenced for the wildlife control aspect of the Bovine TB...
Rural Life
Minister commends progress made by TB stakeholder forum
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has commended the TB Stakeholder Forum on the progress they...
Rural Life
Farm groups to attend Joint Oireachtas Committee on TB
Representatives from four farm organisations will come before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine this evening...
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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...
Beef
Seanad hears RVO vacancies hampering TB efforts
The Seanad has heard concerns over outbreaks of TB in west Co. Waterford and north Co. Cork, which is being...
Beef
Calls made for an all-Ireland bovine TB-eradication strategy
Northern Ireland’s Pedigree Cattle Trust (the Trust) has called for the introduction of an all-Ireland bovine tuberculosis (bTB)-eradication strategy. This...
Dairy Technical
Bovine tuberculosis eradication: how genetics can be part of the solution
What seems like a never ending battle with bovine tuberculosis (TB) has lead many to believe that aspirations of eradicating...