Beef
A raft of new actions to curtail the spread of TB are set to be introduced next month, Minister Martin Heydon has indicated.
Agri-Business
There is "utter confusion" among farmers over new bovine TB actions, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA).
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is seeking specialist training for its on-farm animal health and biosecurity advisory service.
The new cross border TB pilot project is a "logical" and "timely" move, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA).
Minister Martin Heydon and Minister Andrew Muir today launched a pilot cooperation project to tackle bovine TB on a regional basis.
Minister Martin Heydon has given an update on the total number of compensation payments made under the TB eradication programme so far this year.
A farm organisation has said that new research on farmer attitudes to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) "highlights problems that have been obvious for decades".
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Agri Politics
No unanimous agreement was reached to move forward in the Bord Bia dispute by farming organisations following a meeting with Minister Heydon.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed the extra allocated finances for the government’s TB programme.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association has said eradication of TB depends on "effort and commitment" from "right across the sector".
Rural Life
The overall cost of tackling TB increased to more than €121 million last year according to new figures published by DAFM.
Dairy
Following the announcement of the TB action plan by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, changes are set to kick in to place this April.
TB compensation ceilings are "hopelessly out of date" and should be removed altogether, farmers have urged.
N.Ireland
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday Minister Andrew Muir of DAERA talked TB, tax and the SPS agri-food agreement.
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DAFM has said it is possible for farms restricted with TB to avoid being caught out on the ranking and selection criteria under TAMS.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has expressed concern over the ranking and...
Herd keepers across Northern Ireland are to receive written advice from the Department of...
An appeal has been made for "additional compensation" for the full depopulation of a pedigree herd that comes down with TB.
DAFM has confirmed to Agriland that the backlog of bovine tuberculosis (TB) compensation payments has been cleared.
