by Neassa | Sep 5, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has called on Minister McConalogue to reaffirm his commitment to eradicating TB in light of concerns that the TB Eradication Programme is underfunded and understaffed. “Department of Agriculture officials today raised...
by Neassa | Nov 16, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has made it clear that the regionalisation proposal regarding different TB rules for different regions was flatly rejected by ICSA and other farm organisations at the recent TB forum. “The proposal emanated from the TB...
by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said while we have gained important concessions as part of the TB Compensation Agreement the Department of Agriculture still has questions to answer around the financial support for pre and post movement testing....
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has called on Minister McConalogue to defer the introduction of new TB cattle testing rules until there is agreement on financing the testing and until there is a plan to properly inform buyers of the status of animals...
by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
-FARMERS ENTITLED TO SELL IN MARTS WITHOUT TEST ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has made it clear that pre/ post movement testing rules for breeding stock has not been agreed to by farm organisations in the absence of full payment for this by the...
