Rural Life
Over 4,600 deer hunting licences issued to date
To date this year, 4,610 deer hunting licences have been issued by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs....
TB
Environment
New badger culling licences announced to combat TB in England
Further measures, including seven new culling licences and tighter cattle controls, have been announced in the England today as part...
Dairy
TB is not spread from badgers to cattle through direct contact - Study
Badgers prefer land more than 50m from cattle and TB is more than likely spread between the two species in...
Agri-Business
Government to fund new research on TB in cattle and the causes of the Fodder Crisis
A new multi-million euro research project to breed cattle with enhanced disease resistance is among a number of major research...
N.Ireland
Year 3 of North's badger TB project to begin in June/July
The third year of the badger Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Project is to begin in a 100km area...
Rural Life
83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence
Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll have said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their...
Rural Life
Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
World News
'Half of England on course to be TB-free by 2019'
The UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is on course to declare half of England TB-free by...
N.Ireland
Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?
The incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland, based on the number of infected animals identified at time of...
Beef
TB levels down on 2014 levels - here's where has the worst herd incidence
Incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels, the latest figures from the Department of...
EU
EU sanctions €62m for TB eradication and control programmes
The European Union has committed close to €161m to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016. This is to support eradication,...
Dairy
'Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer TB outbreak'
Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer a bovine TB outbreak than those with herds of...
Rural Life
Brian May's trust to challenge UK badger culling trials
Former guitarist with rock band Queen – Brian May – is to challenge the lawfulness of UK badger cull licences,...
Beef
Badger culling to begin again in Northern Ireland
Badger culling is to shortly begin in the second year of a test, vaccinate or remove (TVR) wildlife intervention research project,...
Dairy
Research confirms lack of direct contact between dairy cows and badgers
There is little evidence that badgers and dairy cows interact with each other directly, according to Dr Declan O’Mahony, from...
Environment
UK vets roll back on support of controlled shooting of badgers
The British Veterinary Authority (BVA) has said it can no longer support the continued use of controlled shooting of badgers as part...
N.Ireland
Appointment of members to the TB Strategic Partnership Group
The North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced the appointment of independent members to the TB Strategic Partnership Group. According...
Environment
Wildlife group's legal bid to halt UK badger cull fails
A bid by wildlife group the Badger Trust to halt this year’s UK badger cull in the High Court has...
