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Beef
TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year
Noel Bardon
The number of cattle going down in TB tests was up over 8% when comparing the first three months of 2025 with the same months last year.
23 April 2025 News
90% increase in BVD positive calves
The increase to 359 head stems from some herds recording significant breakdowns with the herd prevalence increasing by less than 20%.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: TB overhaul essential
There are hundreds of people working day and night on TB to the best of their ability.
New Mycoplasma Bovis vaccine launched
A new tool is available to dairy and beef farmers in their fight against the impacts of mycoplasma bovis disease. Aidan Brennan reports.
21 April 2025 Management
Dairy heifer numbers falling globally
A severe shortage in dairy heifer numbers is looming both in Ireland and overseas writes Aidan Brennan.
16 April 2025 Breeding & health
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Muir says new sheep scheme is ‘a priority’
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir spoke to Stormont’s agriculture committee last Thursday
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
‘Outdated’ caps on valuations after TB must be increased - ICSA
As a stakeholder in the TB forum, the association put forward the proposal for the revised TB strategy and is awaiting on revised proposals from the Department of Agriculture.
11 April 2025 News
Patrick Donohoe appointed new CEO of AHI
Patrick Donohoe has held the role of chief corporate affairs officer at Lakeland Dairies for the last number of years.
10 April 2025 News
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme opens to new applicants
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the reopening of the scheme, which has a budget of €25m over four years until 2027 and is co-funded by the European Union.
9 April 2025 News
Father and son fined €4,000 for possession of fraudulent horse passports
The solicitor said the firm slaughtered approximately 20,000 horses for export before losing its licence last year. David Raleigh reports.
4 April 2025 News
€8m biosecurity advisory service for animal health launched
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced €8.2m in funding for the service on Friday which will aim to support farmers to assess and implement biosecurity measures in their farms.
4 April 2025 News