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Northern Ireland
Bluetongue vaccines targeted at SE England
Peter McCann
The new vaccines for the BTV-3 strain of the virus will depend on both supply and demand, so a phased approach is being taken initially.
11 September 2024 News
Milk supply not forecast to recover for 2024
Tirlán, Carbery and Kerry Dairy Ireland outline where they forecast milk supply to end up for 2024.
11 September 2024 News
Dutch authorities unable to identify source of bluetongue strain
What does the latest research on bluetongue 3 and the efficacy of the virus's new vaccines say?
Bluetongue control zone in east Yorkshire after new case confirmed
Bluetongue has been detected in east Yorkshire – an area previously free from the virus.
6 September 2024 News
Over 2,000 store cattle to set sail for Africa
Adam Woods has an update on the beef trade and big numbers of weanlings being exported
4 September 2024 Markets
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Bluetongue cases on the rise in Britain
There has been a bluetongue resurgence in the UK after a months-long spell without a confirmed case.
4 September 2024 News
Cases rise to 27 in latest wave of bluetongue to hit UK
The months of May to October pose a higher risk for the transmission of bluetongue, as warm conditions are favourable for the virus's midge vector.
2 September 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Bluetongue case spike in Netherlands
Farmers in the Netherlands have witnessed a sharp rise in bluetongue cases over recent weeks.
28 August 2024 News
Butter prices break records
The prices being paid for butter have surpassed the 2022 peak price and further gains over the coming weeks are expected.
28 August 2024 News
Bluetongue a ‘serious threat to Irish cattle and sheep’ - McConalogue
It follows on from the announcement that a bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) case had been confirmed in a sheep in Norfolk in the UK for the first time since March.
28 August 2024 News