Dairy
Breeding is well and truly underway with many farms half way through their AI programmes already, but have any bred for TB resistance?
Beef
A DAFM policy aims "to allow the movement of calves from one restricted herd into another, known as a Controlled Calf Rearing Unit (CCRU).
Schemes
Applications are currently being accepted for the €6 million On-Farm Badger Biosecurity Scheme which officially opened this week.
N.Ireland
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) leads to a significant build up of environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms.
A new report confirms a clear link between bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks and increasing stress levels within farm families
The launch of a new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) report has been characterised as a watershed moment by farm stakeholder bodies
The UFU, LMC, and the NI Dairy Council have launched a landmark independent study into the indirect costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Many farmers buying cows at the mart have contacted Agriland to voice confusion over the new TB rules for trading cattle.
Minister Seán Canney is encouraging farmers to familiarise themselves with changes to the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme.
Minister Martin Heydon, has written to all herdowners advising them of important updates relating to bovine tuberculosis testing
An additional series of cattle movement controls announced as part of a new action plan on bovine...
Agri-Business
A farm organisation has said that new research on farmer attitudes to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) "highlights problems that have been obvious for decades".
Whether farmers implement biosecurity measures on farms to prevent bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
UGS president Ivor Lowry has highlighted the significant challenges that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) continue to pose for NI agriculture.
Livestock marts have been informed by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon,...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is projecting bovine TB compensation will reach over £56 million.
There has been 43,290 bovine TB (bTB) reactors in Ireland over a 12 month period to June 29, 2025, according to Minister Martin Heydon.
A former member of the high profile TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) in Northern Ireland has...
Johne's disease is a chronic, incurable infection in cattle that can devastate a dairy herds production without efficient biosecurity
Other
A revised set of proposals to control the deteriorating figures for TB in Ireland will be presented to farm organisations tomorrow.
The ICMSA has said that it is optimistic that yesterday's emergency meeting on TB will result in a "focus on farmers".
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is regarded by many farming families as the most significant threat to their businesses.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is expected to outline around 30 proposals to tackle the rising bovine TB rates at an emergency meeting.
