Agri-Business
Launch of NIFAIS postponed for a ‘number of months’ – DAERA
The launch of the latest stage of the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS), a key traceability and animal...
bTB
N.Ireland
Newry Show set to return after four-year absence
A new venue has been secured for the Newry Agricultural Show in 2023 after an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
N.Ireland
Bovine TB taking a toll on farm families in NI – UUP
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott, is deeply concerned about the impact that bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) is...
Agri-Business
UFU calls on DAERA to make use of bTB control measures
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to capitalise on...
Agri-Business
Scotland to introduce tighter controls to reduce spread of bTB
Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland are set to be subject to tighter controls in order to reduce the risk of...
Government
Welsh govt launches 'refreshed' bTB eradication plan
The Welsh government has launched a “refreshed” bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication plan. The five-year delivery plan will build on the...
Beef
NFU Scotland to host bovine TB webinar
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is to host a webinar this week on the topic of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
Beef
Anglesey farmers to be advised on TB measures
The Welsh government is set to issue advice for cattle keepers on Anglesey to help keep bovine tuberculosis (bTB) incidences...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant
Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Is it time to take vets out of the bTB testing process?
So here’s a question – can we come up with an alternative plan to have herds effectively tested for bovine...
Government
Vaccine against bTB moves into Phase 2 trials - APHA
Field trials for a cattle vaccine and new skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have moved into the next phase,...
N.Ireland
TB adding to the cost burden on farms in Northern Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland impacted by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) are coming under a significantly enhanced cost burden at the present...
N.Ireland
Chair of TB eradication partnership re-affirms need for badger cull
The chair of the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Partnership (TBEP), Sean Hogan, has re-affirmed the need for a badger cull in...
N.Ireland
UFU wants rapid progress of bTB eradication strategy in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed that political sign-off will be required to officially implement a new bovine tuberculosis...
Agri-Business
Worchester farm undergoes 'TB shutdown' following positive tests
Bennetts Farms in Worchester has said it will undergo a ‘TB shutdown’ following several positive bovine tuberculosis (bTB) test results...
N.Ireland
UFU president reflects on ‘future farming’ theme of OFC
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president David Brown attended the 2023 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), the traditional start of the UK...
N.Ireland
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....
Agri-Business
'Whole toolbox of measures' needed for bTB eradication
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has spoken to the chair of the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) Partnership,...
