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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 ...
Two key trade issues were discussed between the IFA, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister Marton Heydon, where the IFA asserted ...
A leading group of experts warned there is only a ‘small chance’ of eradicating the disease by 2038 without more urgency, ...
The IFA, ICMSA and ICSA met with the Minister for Agriculture and the Tánaiste on Monday in Government buildings.
Recently, the Tánaiste and Minister of Agriculture met with members of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) ...
According to the ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair, John Barron, any revised TB strategy must include an "increase in the ...
When an old or sick badger dies in the sett, its relatives may block up the chamber to prevent the spread of disease in an ...
The Isle of Man’s cattle population, mercifully, remains free of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) – one of the advantages of being on a relatively small island with strict border controls for livestock ...
Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O Sullivan, Breifne O’Brien and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in ...
Speaking after a meeting with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris, and Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, held in Government Buildings today, he said, “The survival of family ...
Northern Ireland Potato Blight Spreads Across Ireland, Farmers Urged to Act Swiftly - On This Day in 1925 Many along the west coast of Ireland were experiencing famine-like conditions ...
A Pembrokeshire vet has criticised the current bovine TB eradication measures in Wales, saying the top-down approach, including enhanced measures, are ...