N.Ireland
Badger cull identified as DAERA’s preferred option for bTB wildlife intervention
A badger cull in the areas worst affected by bovine TB has been identified as the department's preferred option for...
Bovine TB
N.Ireland
NI’s new bovine TB strategy: What does it mean for farmers and what are the next steps?
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has announced plans to introduce a swathe of ramped up biosecurity measures as part of...
Beef
Details of Northern Ireland’s new bovine TB strategy revealed
Proposals for a long-term bovine TB (bTB) Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) have finally been revealed. Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
Former dairy farmer joins Actiphage developers to fight bovine TB
Jonnie Yewdall, a former dairy farmer, has been appointed commercial director at PBD Biotech. The company recently gained funding to...
Beef
DAERA’s TB plans to be revealed next week
It's been heavily anticipated for the last year and a half, but Northern Ireland farmers will finally get the first...
N.Ireland
UFU threatens to end cooperation with department over ‘TB inaction’
Tensions were said to have "run very high" during a meeting this week between the chief vet Ulster Farmers’ Union...
Agri Politics
New Bovine TB policy will jeopardise ability to control disease - NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has stated that it does not support the measures proposed by the government to stop the...
Agri Politics
Government launches new measures to combat the spread of Bovine TB
Work to develop a vaccine for cattle and to vaccinate badgers is underway, as new measures to eradicate Bovine TB...
Agri-Business
UK government to establish specialist TB interferon-gamma testing lab
Plans are underway to establish a specialist interferon-gamma testing laboratory for bovine TB in England. The government-run facility will be...
N.Ireland
Poots: It’s time to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on TB
Northern Ireland's £40 million annual spend on bovine TB needs to end, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned. Speaking at...
Agri Politics
'Eradication of Bovine TB must be priority for next Welsh government' - FUW
The need to urgently deal with Bovine TB (bTB) across Wales was debated by the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)...
N.Ireland
Business plan completed for NI’s new bovine TB strategy
Department officials have now completed work on the business case for Northern Ireland's new bovine TB strategy, with plans to...
N.Ireland
FFA: Firm date needed for TB action
Farmers For Action has written to Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister calling for a firm date for when the region's bovine...
Agri-Business
Novel TB and Johne’s test secures £2.3 million funding for full validation
A novel bovine TB and Johne’s test, which boasts quicker and more accurate results, has secured £2.3 million funding for full World...
N.Ireland
NI farmer convicted of tampering with TB test
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB test....
Beef
BVA welcomes new bovine TB plans but sounds note of caution over scientific evidence
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the government’s latest plans to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England by 2038,...
N.Ireland
Treasury refuses to replace £15.3 million EU TB fund for Northern Ireland
Westminster has refused to step in to replace a £15.3 million EU fund ring-fenced for TB eradication efforts in Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
NI bovine TB plan expected to be published in March
Hold-ups with the business plan have delayed the publication of Northern Ireland’s bovine TB plan, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told MLAs...
