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Longford Leader Farming: TB forgotten but not gone

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Longford Leader Farming: TB forgotten but not gone

TB is still a major problem on Irish farms today. Recent statistics tell us that there has been almost 4,500 herds restricted in the last year with over 21,000 reactors resulting. Traditionally, areas such as the North East and ...

08 Dec 2020 at 08:00

TB eradication programme is costing Longford farmers money

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TB eradication programme is costing Longford farmers money

Mr Farrell was speaking after it emerged that a review of the programme would be imminent. “The Minister and his officials must start listening to the views of farmers who have endured the hardship of TB controls and address ...

11 Sept 2018 at 14:00

Longford Leader Farming: Plans for mandatory 30-day pre-movement TB tests

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Longford Leader Farming: Plans for mandatory 30-day pre-movement TB tests

The department’s draft ‘Ten Year Roadmap to Reduce TB and Drive Towards Eradication 2020-2030’ outlines that herds which have a history of several breakdowns, or a large extended breakdown, are at a higher risk of ...

14 Nov 2020 at 11:00

Longford Leader Farming: Groups welcome positive first steps from TB Forum meeting

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Longford Leader Farming: Groups welcome positive first steps from TB Forum meeting

He said the Minister directed his officials to provide the Forum members with a draft TB strategy, and to initiate bi-lateral meetings with the farm organisations in particular as a matter of urgency, to develop ...

12 Oct 2020 at 12:00

Murphy calls for TB herd risk letters to be withdrawn

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Murphy calls for TB herd risk letters to be withdrawn

Senator Murphy said that he had made contact with Minister McConalogue on the issue and he was confident that the new Minister would review the ongoing situation and help to bring necessary changes to the TB ...

17 Sept 2020 at 14:00

Restricting farmers on the basis of inconclusive TB results is a step too far

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Restricting farmers on the basis of inconclusive TB results is a step too far

ICSA Animal Health & Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said the Department of Agriculture was wrong to introduce new TB protocols around the removal of inconclusives in advance of the substantive issues around ...

27 Jun 2020 at 12:26

Longford Leader Farming: Minister has to take control of TB issue

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Longford Leader Farming: Minister has to take control of TB issue

“They must be based on providing farmers with real input to the programme design and proportionate representation for farmers at the table. The TB Forum process has failed and it is time to get back to ...

29 Sept 2020 at 11:00

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IFA addresses TB Control
changes with agri-department

Difficulties in respect of the changes to the TB controls have emerged for farmers across the region and Chairman, IFA Animal Health, John Waters this week pointed to those difficulties and the ways ...

26 May 2012 at 11:34

Agreement of funding on TB programme must come first

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Agreement of funding on TB programme must come first

IFA Animal Health Chairman Pat Farrell said the work of TB Forum Implementation group is critical to the successful development of the objectives in the TB strategy. He said this ...

16 Feb 2021 at 10:00

Longford farming experts say scheme must reflect market value of TB animals

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Longford farming experts say scheme must reflect market value of TB animals

IFA has become critical over what it describes as the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s “interference” with the independence of the live valuation scheme, and the resulting under-valuation of ...

24 Jan 2017 at 16:00

Longford Leader Farming: Blacklisting of farmers by Department must be stopped

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Longford Leader Farming: Blacklisting of farmers by Deparment must be stopped

“This raises very serious issues for these farmers who through no fault of their own have had TB outbreaks. It will have implications for selling cattle and calves from ...

12 Sept 2020 at 13:00

Local notes

Dromard/Moyne

GAA ICONS COMING TO DROMARD: The most famous trophies in Ireland the Liam McCarthy cup for all Ireland hurling champions and the Sam Maguire cup for football champions are coming to ...

27 Feb 2013 at 12:16

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