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Highest TB testing charges in Connacht
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the results from an Irish Farmers Journal survey completed in October.
18 September 2024 News
TB reactors up 70% in two years
The Department expects that current disease levels will see around 40,000 reactors removed over 2024.
11 September 2024 News
Removal times for TB reactors on par with last year
The Department stated that reactor removal times are keeping pace, despite the 'logistical challenges' associated with removing 'considerably more animals' than recent years.
TB reactor numbers forecast to hit 40,000 head - IFA
The IFA has called on the Minister for Agriculture and Government colleagues to outline their position on TB eradication.
3 September 2024 News
Bovine TB reactors up another 15%
The latest data on TB reactors has been published by DAERA and shows results to April 2024
14 August 2024 Northern Ireland
New research uncovers link between rainfall and TB in the Burren
Researchers have identified a possible link between high levels of rainfall or a factor associated with rainfall and TB levels in the Burren up to 2020.
14 August 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Over 32,000 TB reactors removed in year up to June
The Department’s TB figures continue to show a worsening of the disease’s trends in herds.
22 July 2024 News
TB payment cuts shelved for now
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said cuts could not be completely ruled out because DAERA’s budget is 'very constrained'
10 July 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland