Dairy
TB is not spread from badgers to cattle through direct contact - Study
Badgers prefer land more than 50m from cattle and TB is more than likely spread between the two species in...
TB
Agri-Business
Government to fund new research on TB in cattle and the causes of the Fodder Crisis
A new multi-million euro research project to breed cattle with enhanced disease resistance is among a number of major research...
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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...
Environment
Minister Creed denies claims Department breaches licences to shoot badgers
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has said that his Department fully complies with the terms and conditions of licences issued...
Other
Creed defends TB compensation rates for suckler cows
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has defended the rates of compensation for suckler cows under the TB eradication scheme....
N.Ireland
Year 3 of North's badger TB project to begin in June/July
The third year of the badger Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Project is to begin in a 100km area...
Beef
'New 48-hour TB blood test not accurate enough for use on Irish farms'
Research carried out in the University of Nottingham has developed a new an inexpensive method of detecting TB in cattle,...
Rural Life
83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence
Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll have said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their...
Rural Life
Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
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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
New map shows Ireland's TB hotspots in 2015
A newly released report on Bovine TB in Ireland has been published by the Department of Agriculture. Incidences of TB...
Beef
New TB compensation rates for dairy cows increase to €55/cow/month
New TB compensation rates will come into effect from May 1, increasing the rate of payment for dairy cows from...
Agri-Business
Can the Department inspect your farm if you're 'locked up' with TB?
While incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels thousands of farms were locked up...
Agri Politics
'Half of England on course to be TB-free by 2019'
The UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is on course to declare half of England TB-free by...
N.Ireland
Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?
The incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland, based on the number of infected animals identified at time of...
Beef
TB levels down on 2014 levels - here's where has the worst herd incidence
Incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels, the latest figures from the Department of...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
Revision to TB compensation for the first time in 20 years
Proposed changes to the Income Supplement scheme for farmers losing animals as TB reactors have been broadly welcomed by farming organisations....
Agri-Business
O Cuiv calls for TB testing reprieve for flooded farmers
All general TB testing should be temporally deferred in all flood affected areas across the country, according to Eamon O Cuiv,...
Agri Politics
EU sanctions €62m for TB eradication and control programmes
The European Union has committed close to €161m to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016. This is to support eradication,...
Beef
'Minister must step in and address financial issues around TB programme'
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, is being called on to reassess his most recent offer on the TB compensation...