Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has today (Wednesday, May 13) officially opened the new On-Farm Badger Biosecurity Scheme.
N.Ireland
The UFU, LMC, and the NI Dairy Council have launched a landmark independent study into the indirect costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Beef
Minister Martin Heydon, has written to all herdowners advising them of important updates relating to bovine tuberculosis testing
Tillage
IGGG members have pointed to the continuing threat posed to Ireland’s plant health standards by imported straw coming in from Britain.
Dairy
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said he is "monitoring" the current valuation ceilings under the bovine TB programme.
The government's bovine TB action plan will form part of the discussions at the Veterinary Ireland annual conference later this month.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is projecting bovine TB compensation will reach over £56 million.
Agri Politics
The IFA president Francie Gorman has called for the valuation ceilings under the bovine tuberculosis (TB) programme to be reviewed.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said "outdated ceilings" which value cattle lost to bovine tuberculosis (TB) need to be removed.
Over €157 million has been earmarked as part of Budget 2026 to tackle the increasing rate of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland.
Rural Life
DAFM has estimated that it cost "€660 to cull a badger" in 2024, according to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General.
A temporary backlog in TB compensation payments to farmers "has been cleared" according to Minister Martin Heydon.
The development of a support package is proposed for farmers to help them in "taking a proactive...
There are new European Union Regulations regarding Bovine TB, which require that all animals moving farm to farm or through marts must...
Funding allocations for revamped TB measures are still being negotiated, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said.
New proposals set out in an action plan to address current high levels of TB "do not go far enough in some key areas," according to ICMSA.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has welcomed the new action plan for bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has launched a new action plan on bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon will launch a new bovine TB action plan later today (Tuesday, September 9).
Too many farmers are 'losing' out because the market value of their stock exceeds current TB...
More than €14.6 million euro was paid to vets for bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing in...
A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the TB eradication strategy.
3,459 animals from non-restricted TB herds, have been slaughtered with lesions suspicious of TB between January 1, 2025 and July 20, 2025.
