One of the key topics that will emerge at the conference is Ireland's TB eradication programme. The possibility of embryo technology being used to deliver TB-resistant genes to Irish farmers holds ...

With 43,000 cases already this year, TB has long been an issue for farmers, with the emotional burden and cost of trying to eradicate this disease taking its toll on all involved, writes Zoe Geary ...

Irish farmers are shouldering annual costs of over €150 million due to bovine TB, according to a new report commissioned by the IFA, just a day ahead of a crucial Department of Agriculture ...

Irish farmers contribute in excess of €55 million each year to the TB programme with more than €27 million in annual TB testing costs. The Irish Farmers’ Association has called for the ...

The IFA, ICMSA and ICSA met with the Minister for Agriculture and the Tánaiste on Monday in Government buildings.

KEY FARMING ORGANISATIONS remain at odds with the Department of Agriculture on the necessary measures needed to curb the spread of bovine tuberculosis on Irish farms (TB), after a ten hour ...

Irish battle against TB Bert Stewart, animal health project team chairman from the Irish Farmer’s Association, tells Rhian Price what is being done to get rid of TB in the Republic of Ireland.

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) president Sean McNamara has raised "family farm survival" in a meeting ...

A small-scale badger vaccination trial led by farmers in Cornwall raises hopes it could help tackle the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a study says. The four-year scheme suggests badger ...

Farmers slam NI's bovine TB review as an 'insult' amid mounting losses Ref:RH080623039 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer The Northern Irish government's latest review on combating bovine TB has been ...