Government
Measures to fight TB unveiled as new data shows badger cull halves disease
Reductions in new outbreaks of bovine TB have been recorded in Gloucestershire and Somerset following the completion of licensed four-year...
Bovine TB
Beef
TB: 10% more new herd infections in Wales than in 2017
As South Wales farmers gather for the annual Pembrokeshire County Show, the continued frustration of the impact of Bovine TB...
Rural Life
BVA raises welfare concerns for badgers trapped in cages during heatwave
A professional body representing 17,000 British vets has voiced concerns for the welfare of badgers who may be trapped in cages...
Dairy
Volatility to remain a challenge for the dairy sector
Milk price volatility will remain a major challenge for the dairy sector, according to AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) chief...
N.Ireland
TB compensation proposals branded 'legalised theft' by outraged farmers
Proposals to cap TB compensation have been branded as ‘legalised theft‘ by Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Victor Chestnutt....
N.Ireland
New TB board 'TBEP' on the hunt for two farming representatives
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a competition to appoint seven members to its new...
N.Ireland
TVR badger research project kicks off today
The Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project is to start today, June 19, in a 100km² area...
N.Ireland
'Realistic wildlife culling policy needed before agreement on TB eradication can be reached'
Former UFU president Greer McCollum has called on the current Union leadership not to reach any agreement regarding a future...
N.Ireland
‘Realistic wildlife culling policy needed before agreement on TB eradication can be reached’
Former UFU president Greer McCollum has called on the current Union leadership not to reach any agreement regarding a future...