Agri-Business
A farm organisation has called for the bluetongue vaccine option to be included in more schemes.
The INHFA has welcomed that the bluetongue vaccine will be available as an option under the beef and sheep welfare schemes.
Schemes
Bluetongue vaccination will be an option in the 2026 beef and sheep welfare schemes, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed.
Dairy
Tirlán has said it will pay a total of 41.08c/L for February milk. The processor has also asked farmers to consider bluetongue vaccination.
Beef
The IFA has said that the Department of Agriculture will "simplify" some of the procedures around prescribing bluetongue virus vaccines.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to make bluetongue vaccines available in smaller quantities.
With bluetongue well and truly in Ireland, farmers must be aware of what dairying alongside the disease will curtail.
The department has been called on to add vaccination for bluetongue virus (BTV) as an action under two key livestock schemes.
Agri Politics
INHFA vice president John Joe Fitzgerald has called on the government to help farmers with the cost of bluetongue vaccines.
With the suspected case of bluetongue reported recently, an expert is warning a vaccine might not be enough to control spread of the virus
N.Ireland
Livestock farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are being urged to seek professional veterinary advice...
After the heatwave two weeks ago, farmers are being urged to stay vigilant and watch out for any signs of the Bluetongue virus.
Authorities in Great Britain have permitted the use of three unauthorised bluetongue vaccines within the UK, subject to license
