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Investing in a strong, secure farm sector
Cattle producers tried their best to put on a brave face this week as they got together for the annual Easter Beef Show and Sale in Charlottetown…
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Emergency controls on cattle imports
Emergency bluetongue controls have been placed on imports of cattle and sheep from outside the island of Ireland. The Northern Ireland Executive…
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New mad cow case in Canada
Canada has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, in a six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta. It is the second case in two months and the 12th since…
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Livestock to save growers' bacon
Australian farmers who get all of their income from growing crops will have to diversify and farm livestock as well as crops, or they will be forced…
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FG, farming groups criticise end of beef ban
Fine Gael and farming organisations have criticised the lifting of the ban on Brazilian beef into the European Community. The EU this afternoon…
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Bluetongue meeting for Cornish producers
The extension of the bluetongue control zone and continued discovery of new cases of the disease by pre-movement testing are rightly prompting…
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EU delegation starts inspection of Brazilian cattle farms
A delegation of veterinarians from the European Union (EU) Tuesday began inspecting cattle farms in Brazil to examine the sanitary and tracking…
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MPs back limited badger cull to reduce spread of cattle TB
MPs have backed limited badger culls to help reduce the spread of cattle TB after concluding that the government's current strategy is not working…
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Pigs no disease threat to cattle
A survey in the Northern Territory has found that feral pigs are not a disease threat to cattle. Pastoralists feared the wild pigs may have been…
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Mad Cow Disease Resurfaces In Canada
Canadian officials have confirmed another case of mad cow disease in Alberta but state that consumers are safe from any health risks. The Canadian…
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