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A leading group of experts warned there is only a ‘small chance’ of eradicating the disease by 2038 without more urgency, ...
The disease is back in the spotlight after TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson reported cases on his farm in Oxfordshire ...
The IFA said it cannot ‘cannot countenance a deal that refuses to recognise the gap in standards between the EU and Brazil’.
One of the key topics that will emerge at the conference is Ireland's TB eradication programme. The possibility of embryo ...
Recently, the Tánaiste and Minister of Agriculture met with members of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) president Sean McNamara has raised "family farm survival" in a meeting ...
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 ...
A new veterinary practice - Farm Vets Balla - has opened its doors to the public as the town’s first ever veterinary practice ...
The IFA, ICMSA and ICSA met with the Minister for Agriculture and the Tánaiste on Monday in Government buildings.
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 ...