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3,500 reactors valued above TB compensation ceilings

Some 3,500 reactors out of a total of just under 40,000 identified last year were valued above the Department's compensation ceilings.

NEWS 11 February 2026

3,500 reactors valued above TB compensation ceilings

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Action plan aims to cut BVD-positive animals

Action plan aims to cut BVD-positive animals

CALVES 17 January 2026

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

NEWS 17 December 2025

Vet TB testing breaches to be treated ‘seriously’

Vet TB testing breaches to be treated ‘seriously’

Vet TB testing breaches to be treated ‘seriously’

NEWS 29 October 2025

Department finds repeat TB testing failures among vets

Department finds repeat TB testing failures among vets

Department finds repeat TB testing failures among vets

NEWS 8 October 2025

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Just under €70m spent on TB up to August

Just under €70m spent on TB up to August

The Department's direct costs for the TB programme are on track to exceed €100m again this year.

NEWS 1 January 1970

One in 16 clear herds go down with TB in last 12 months

One in 16 clear herds go down with TB in last 12 months

The last time TB's 12-month herd incidence rate was higher than it is now was in 2003.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Editorial: TB proposals sinking badly

Editorial: TB proposals sinking badly

It is impossible for a farmer to help the experts because there is little or no communication explaining results to farmers at any stage – blood, skin or factory analysis.

VIEWPOINTS 1 January 1970

Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline

Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline

The TB partnership steering group was established in January 2025 with the remit of producing a report for Minister Muir’s consideration by the end of March.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers