Agri Politics
NFU Cymru and FUW welcome bovine TB eradication board
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) and the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have both welcomed the appointment...
Bovine TB
Government
New Welsh bovine TB board to be chaired by a farmer
A new Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Eradication Programme Board has been established for Wales and will be chaired by a farmer...
Government
APHA seeks workgroup leader for bTB immunology and vaccines team
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a workgroup leader for its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) immunology and vaccines...
Rural Life
Llandysul farmer fined £6k for not adhering to cattle regulations
A Llandysul farmer has been fined a total of £6,091.59 for breaches of cattle regulations, Ceredigion County Council has said....
Government
Further changes made to bovine TB testing in Wales
Further changes have been made to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Wales by Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural...
Agri-Business
Wales: Immediate changes to be made to on-farm slaughter
Immediate changes will be made to on-farm slaughter in Wales, the government has said, after recommendations from the Bovine TB...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with NI chief vet as bTB cases reach ‘all time high’
Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among...
Agri-Business
Wales: Bovine TB advisory group to meet for the first time this week
The bovine TB technical advisory group (TAG) for Wales will meet for the first time this week on Wednesday (April...
N.Ireland
NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation ‘unfair’
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed...
N.Ireland
DAERA proposal to cut bTB compensation sparks reaction
A number of agri-stakeholder organisations in Northern Ireland are opposing proposed bovine tuberculosis (bTB) compensation cuts. Ulster unionist spokesperson on...
Agri-Business
APHA launches expanded rollout for bovine TB PCR tests
The use of PCR tests for bovine tuberculosis will have an expanded rollout, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)...
Agri-Business
Wales: New measures to help tackle bovine TB from February
The Welsh government has announced new measures to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) will come into force on February 1. The...
Agri-Business
DAERA reducing bTB compensation would be ‘barefaced robbery’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has labelled proposals to reduce the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper speaks out about TB problems
Kaleb Cooper, who features in Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime Video series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’, has spoken out about the difficulties caused...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of moving cattle into TB restricted herd
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court for moving cattle into a herd that was...
Agri-Business
Defra proposes new digital system for bovine registration
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has proposed a new digital system to remove paper processes from...
N.Ireland
NIFAIS to go live on Monday after months of delays
Northern Ireland’s replacement for the Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS) is set to go live on Monday (September...
Agri-Business
TB conference to focus on making UK TB-free by 2038
This year’s bovine tuberculosis (TB) conference will focus on the work needed to make the UK free of the disease...