N.Ireland
NI vet group urges minister to 'follow the science' on TB
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, has been urged to “follow the science”...
TB
Beef News
Listen: Areas of badger vaccination see increase in TB
Despite efforts by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to curb the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) by...
Sponsored
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...
Podcast
Listen: AgriFocus - is there any hope of eradicating TB with TJ Maher
In this episode, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sits down with chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee,...
Dairy
Around 70% of TB reactors derive from dairy herds
About 70% of bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors derive from dairy herds, according to a senior superintending veterinary inspector with the...
Beef
DAFM: Spend on TB programme hit €66.1m by end of Q3 2024
Latest figures published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that 37,964 bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactor...
Beef
What is the compensation for a TB restricted herd?
At a meeting on TB organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in Tuam, Co. Galway this week, farmers were...
Beef
'Don't go chasing ghosts' when it comes to TB
Farmers have been warned not to go “chasing ghosts” when it comes to sources of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in this...
Dairy
Arthur: 42-day TB testing requirement is affecting calf markets
As we progress further into the autumn calving season and drying off for spring, calving herds edge closer, and it...
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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...
Rural Life
McConalogue: Badgers caught using 'stopped body restraints'
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that badgers are captured using ‘stopped body restraints’ in relation...
Agri Politics
DAFM urged to use additional €20.5m for animal health 'effectively'
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that an additional €20.5 million provided for animal health as part of Budget...
Veterinary
Budget 2025: Additional €20.5 million for TB, BVD and IBR
Budget 2025 has seen an increase of €20.5 million in funding to control TB, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) and infectious...
Beef
TB: 5,695 herds restricted over the last 12 months
In the past year, on a 12 month rolling basis, 5,695 herds were subject to restriction due to bovine tuberculosis (TB),...
Agri Politics
Increasing TB levels 'causing terrible stress' - Lombard
Senator Tim Lombard told the Seanad that the increasing levels of bovine tuberculosis (TB) is causing “terrible stress” for farm families....
Rural Life
McConalogue rejects TB programme criticism
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has rejected criticism of the TB Eradication Programme, following claims it...
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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....
N.Ireland
Bovine TB tops the agenda in meeting between UFU and DUP
MP Carla Lockhart and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) party colleague and member of the NI Assembly Agriculture Committee, Michelle McIlveen,...
Agri Politics
ICSA questions uncertainty around TB Eradication Programme
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue to reaffirm his commitment to...
Agri-Business
TB reactors increase as DAFM staff resources reduce - Maher
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to outline his...
Veterinary
IFA holding animal health-focused county executive meetings
A number of county executives of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have held several meetings focused on addressing wide-ranging issues...