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Northern Ireland
DAERA wasting tax payers’ money on bovine TB
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Letter to the NI Editor: From Edward Carson, Downpatrick, Co Down
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Prioritise Farming with Nature, says green lobby
Agri-environment schemes should become the central pillar of future farm support, MLAs at Stormont have been told.
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Falling TB levels are an established trend
The history of bovine TB in NI tells us that the rates of disease tends to go in cycles
US trial feeding TB vaccines to wild deer
The trial is ongoing in Michigan, a state looking for new ways to curb the spread of bovine TB.
25 March 2024 News
‘Strong message’ sent to DAERA on TB
A consultation which proposed cuts to payments for TB reactor cattle has received nearly 5,000 responses
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 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
Deer society opposed to hunting extension
The 2024/2025 male hunting season will also begin at the earlier date of 1 August this year.
13 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
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Future funding ‘under threat’ suggests Brown
While farm funding is secure for the next financial year, there is no clarity beyond that
28 February 2024 Northern Ireland