Badgers

Department tenders contract for 200 badger catchers

The Department sought the assistance of outside services in delivering the badger management element of the TB eradication programme.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Department tenders contract for 200 badger catchers

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All-Ireland study finds badgers are TB reservoirs

All-Ireland study finds badgers are TB reservoirs

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

NI ‘no further forward on TB’ says Cuddy

NI ‘no further forward on TB’ says Cuddy

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

DAERA looking for supplier of badger cages

DAERA looking for supplier of badger cages

DAERA looking for supplier of badger cages

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

NEWS 21 January 2026

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Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Most farmers in an area of the northwest have signed up to a new cross-border TB project

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

The TB bug has been around for a very long time and is unlikely to change, however farming practice has radically changed since the abolition of milk quotas. Fintan Graham MRCVS gives his views.

MANAGEMENT 10 September 2025

The A to Z of NI farming in 2025

The A to Z of NI farming in 2025

Peter McCann reviews what the past 12 months have meant for farming in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

Next minister will pass new TB laws, says Muir

Next minister will pass new TB laws, says Muir

The Alliance MLA acknowledged that it will be after the next Assembly election, which is expected in May 2027, before legislation is passed at Stormont.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

This involves trapping badgers and testing them for TB, with positive cases culled and negative animals vaccinated for TB then released.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

Anger and despair at TB meeting in Down

Anger and despair at TB meeting in Down

A meeting held in Seaforde, Co Down, let local farmers share their experiences of bovine TB. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

TB review stresses need for urgent action

TB review stresses need for urgent action

An update has been completed of a review of TB policy in England, originally done in 2018

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

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