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Concerns among Louth farmers around ‘untenable’ greenway - IFA
James Hanly
The IFA met senior officials from Louth County Council and highlighted the serious reservations and concerns of farmers over the proposed Dundalk to Carlingford greenway.
25 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test
Over 75% of my herd is bought in, which obviously increases the potential risks that some of the bought in cattle could have been exposed to infection, James Strain writes.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Over 6,000 NI farmers send ‘clear message’
Thousands of NI farmers gathered in Lisburn on Monday evening for a UFU rally on inheritance tax.
MLAs back 'wildlife intervention' in TB plan
A debate in the Stormont Assembly chamber on Tuesday called on Minister Muir to bring forward a plan for TB
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
TB reduction strategy - Northern Ireland
We know vaccination of badgers alone is not working well enough with us.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Concerns over CPOs, privacy and TB risks from west Cork greenways
IFA senior official met with Cork County Council to highlight farmer concerns over the council’s plans to construct three new regional greenways.
20 November 2024 News
TB compensation payments owed to 1,800 farmers
The Department revealed the figure in response to a question from the Irish Farmers Journal.
14 November 2024 News
Department raises risk-based cattle trading to curb TB
The Department has acknowledged that risk-based cattle trading controls would devalue impacted cattle.
13 November 2024 News
‘We stuck to our guns’ on brucellosis - Department
The experience of eradicating brucellosis shows that animal diseases can be eradicated, even in the face of farm organisation opposition to new measures, a Department official said.
13 November 2024 News
TB compensation drop to cost dairy farmers €1.3m
Responding to a query from the Irish Farmers Journal, the Department confirmed that a top-up compensation payment for dairy cows, based on their EBI, has dropped.
13 November 2024 News
Farmers need answers on A5, MLAs told
Over 3,000 acres of land on 314 farms is set to be affected by the A5 road upgrade.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from NI agri-food
Weekly round up of news in-brief from across the farming industry in NI
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland