N.Ireland
A two-week extension to a NI public consultation on options for potential wildlife intervention to help tackle bTB has been announced.
DUP's Carla Lockhart has welcomed a "long-awaited" consultation on wildlife intervention to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
Minister Muir has launched a public consultation on 'wildlife intervention options' to tackle bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland.
Beef
England plans to achieve officially bTB-free status by 2038 under a new strategy, with hopes of deploying a vaccine for the disease by 2030.
The UFU, LMC, and the NI Dairy Council have launched a landmark independent study into the indirect costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Dairy
A step change to the urgency and resources devoted to eradication is needed to meet the target for Wales to be Officially TB Free by 2041
DAERA is forecasting that compensating Northern Ireland farmers impacted by bovine TB will reach over £56 million this financial year
Agri-Business
Animal and Plant Health Agency has announced today that its field trials for a bovine TB vaccine and has moved to the next phase.
A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the TB eradication strategy
We take a closer at look at the high herd incidence rates of the disease in Northern Ireland (NI) and Scotland’s TB-free status
Beef Plan Movement representatives were not invited to the recent meeting of the tuberculosis (TB) eradication forum
Lakeland Dairies has voiced “serious concerns” about the pace and direction of political policy in relation to the NI dairy sector.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is regarded by many farming families as the most significant threat to their businesses.
Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny said that the decision to call a summit to address the increasing bovine TB rates is “not before time”.
Minister for Agriculture Andrew Muir published the bovine TB steering group’s blueprint for eradication of the disease in Northern Ireland.
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for an immediate cull of tuberculosis (TB) infected badgers in Northern Ireland with immediate effect.
The number of bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Northern Ireland increased by 13% in a year, according to DAERA.
Rural Life
The new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board has been announced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change...
