Kathleen O'Sullivan

Suspected bluetongue cases on fourth Co. Down farm
Suspected bluetongue cases on fourth Co. Down farm

Two further suspected bluetongue cases have emerged on a fourth Co. Down farm, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Plans announced to relax bluetongue restrictions on a Co. Down mart
Plans announced to relax bluetongue restrictions on a Co. Down mart

Plans have been announced to relax some of the restrictions on a Co. Down livestock mart. The restrictions were introduced...

New suspected case of bluetongue under investigation in Co. Down
New suspected case of bluetongue under investigation in Co. Down

A new suspected case of bluetongue virus is under investigation in Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Cross-border BVD awareness campaign launched
Cross-border BVD awareness campaign launched

A joint cross-border bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) awareness campaign has started. Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and Animal...

Some animal movements to be permitted following bluetongue outbreak
Some animal movements to be permitted following bluetongue outbreak

Plans have been announced to allow some animal movements in the wake of the recent incursion of bluetongue virus in...

Suspected bluetongue in NI ‘must serve as a wake-up call’
Suspected bluetongue in NI ‘must serve as a wake-up call’

The suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland “must serve as a wake-up call”, a farm organisation has urged. Irish...

Suspected bluetongue case ‘hugely concerning’
Suspected bluetongue case ‘hugely concerning’

Given the time of year, the suspected case of bluetongue in Northern Ireland is “surprising and obviously hugely concerning for...

‘Potentially serious implications’: Heydon responds to bluetongue investigation in NI
‘Potentially serious implications’: Heydon responds to bluetongue investigation in NI

Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has responded to the investigation of suspected bluetongue cases in...

Suspected cases of bluetongue being investigated in Co. Down
Suspected cases of bluetongue being investigated in Co. Down

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) vets are investigating the suspicion of bluetongue virus at a holding near...

Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from areas in Ireland and UK due to bird flu
Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from areas in Ireland and UK due to bird flu

Hong Kong’s food safety authority has said that imports of poultry meat and products from areas across a number of...

NI farmers urged to check BVD statuses to avoid herd closures
NI farmers urged to check BVD statuses to avoid herd closures

Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) is encouraging farmers to check that all calves are tested promptly for bovine...

Finalists announced for 2026 ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Finalists announced for 2026 ABP Angus Youth Challenge

The four finalist school teams to progress to the final stage of the ABP Angus Youth Challenge have been revealed....

Reduced threshold for BVD herd restrictions to take effect from December in NI
Reduced threshold for BVD herd restrictions to take effect from December in NI

Herd keepers in Northern Ireland are being advised that from December 1, the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)...

World food prices declined in October – FAO
World food prices declined in October – FAO

World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released by the...

France resumes cattle exports following ban due to lumpy skin disease
France resumes cattle exports following ban due to lumpy skin disease

France has announced the resumption of cattle exports under controlled sanitary conditions. Last month, the French Minister of Agriculture introduced...

Sporadic outbreaks of BVD continue to cause concern – AHWNI
Sporadic outbreaks of BVD continue to cause concern – AHWNI

Sporadic outbreaks of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) are continuing to cause concern, Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has...

NZ farmers vote in favour of selling Fonterra’s consumer businesses
NZ farmers vote in favour of selling Fonterra’s consumer businesses

Fonterra’s farmer shareholders have given the go ahead for the co-op to sell its global consumer and associated businesses. Fonterra’s...

Spend on dairy products in GB up 6% year-on-year – report
Spend on dairy products in GB up 6% year-on-year – report

Spend on cow dairy products in Great Britain has increased by 6% year-on-year, driven by a 7.3% increase in average...