N.Ireland
DAERA to begin NI badger sett surveys in bid to tackle TB crisis
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...
N.Ireland
Proposals to cap TB compensation have been branded as ‘legalised theft‘ by Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Victor Chestnutt....
N.Ireland
The credibility of proposals to ban the live export of livestock from the UK, post-Brexit, has been questioned by the...
N.Ireland
TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...
N.Ireland
Scottish sheep producer Bobby Lennox, who starred on hit agricultural TV show This Farming Life, is set to head the line-up...
N.Ireland
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
N.Ireland
Farmers have been urged to be vigilant after cases of bluetongue have been detected in Britain. Several cattle imported from...
N.Ireland
Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...
N.Ireland
Calls for improved origin labelling laws have been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), amid criticism over the level...
Beef
The minority of farmers who retain calves, which have tested positive for BVD, pose a risk to the entire industry,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland has achieved BSE negligible risk status, the safest level possible, following a meeting today, May 25, in Paris. The...
Beef
Farmers are ‘justifiably concerned‘ following the news of Dawn Meats proposed takeover of Dunbia, according to the Irish Creamery and Milk...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed that it has been in discussions with DAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
Consumers are encouraged to buy local for their traditional Easter feed of lamb – in both Northern Ireland and the...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union Deputy President Victor Chestnutt believes that the EU should ban the import of all Brazilian meat products...
N.Ireland
Bereaved farm families in Northern Ireland are facing difficulties with DAERA’s policy on the inheritance of herd and flock numbers, the Ulster...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland has applied for BSE Negligible Risk status after the north’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, submitted an application...