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What you need to know about new TB testing changes

Cattle farmers have been urged to familiarise themselves with updated TB testing requirements that will take effect in just two weeks.

NEWS 30 March 2026

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

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Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

New research claims to back up TB trading controls

New research claims to back up TB trading controls

NEWS 25 March 2026

Are cattle finishers finished?

Are cattle finishers finished?

Are cattle finishers finished?

DEALER 25 March 2026

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

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Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

Pilot TB project will operate across a defined study area covering northeast Donegal and northwest Northern Ireland

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Department tenders contract for 200 badger catchers

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 25 February 2026

Bovine TB rate in NI drops below 10%

Bovine TB rate in NI drops below 10%

There are some glimmers of hope that TB rates in NI might be on the decline.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

ICMSA calls for ‘utter confusion’ over new TB rules to be addressed

ICMSA calls for ‘utter confusion’ over new TB rules to be addressed

The deputy president of the ICMSA has said that the plan must have farmer ‘buy-in’ if it is to succeed in slowing and then reversing TB incidence.

NEWS 25 February 2026

2026 calving gets into full swing

2026 calving gets into full swing

John Egerton runs a split spring- and autumn-calving system on his farm in Co Fermanagh.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue woes and IFA declares war

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue woes and IFA declares war

The team brings you up to date on the bluetongue cases in Ireland, discuss the ongoing row between the IFA and Bord Bia and hear from the Minister on TB.

NEWS 25 February 2026

DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

The exercise was conducted at the 2025 Balmoral Show and the results were published last week as a research paper in the Irish Veterinary Journal.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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