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DAERA wasting tax payers’ money on bovine TB
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Letter to the NI Editor: From Edward Carson, Downpatrick, Co Down
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Badger culling retained in England TB plan
The removal of badgers in TB hotpsot areas of England is set to remain a key part of disease control
20 March 2024 News
'My place is walking with it'
Farming near the village of Ardfert in the Kingdom, O'Connor has said his farm is walking with fireblight.
New NI chief vet to review TB policy
NI chief vet Brian Dooher is to review DAERA’s bovine TB policy, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has said.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
A ‘fresh look’ at TB is not required
DAERA chief vet Brian Dooher has been tasked with taking another look at the whole issue of bovine TB.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Badger vaccination not bringing TB numbers down - ICSA
The ICSA has expressed its frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB eradication programme.
11 March 2024 News
Minister suggests farm groups still hold sway on TB controls
The Minister indicated that no new measures will be taken without the backing of the TB stakeholder forum, on which farming organisations sit.
11 March 2024 News
Chief vet supports badger cull TB plan
DAERA’s new TB strategy was launched in 2016 and was considered by civil servants and independent experts for years.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Outbreaks of TB in cattle herds hit a 10-year high
While TB outbreaks and reactor numbers have increased, so too has the cost of the TB programme - it is now more expensive than ever.
21 February 2024 News
Appeal for information after toxic substance found near badger sett
The incident is being treated by the NPWS as a premeditated attempt to poison a protected wild animal.
7 February 2024 News
Gardaí investigating 'harmful and serious' badger baiting
Badger baiting is a practice where badgers are dug out of their sets and captured by people to be used to fight with dogs.
25 January 2024 News
TB group chair hits out at 'incompetent' DAERA
DAERA plans to cut the value of TB reactors has received an angry reaction from across the farming industry.
24 January 2024 Northern Ireland