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Hugh Farrell said every farmer has a right to a proper valuation of stock in the event of a TB breakdown. \ Donal O Leary
Suggesting that all animals could be accurately valued on a desktop basis rather than by live vaulations is “ludicrous”, the Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers Association s (ICSA) animal health chair has said.
Hugh Farrell said every farmer has a right to a proper valuation of stock in the event of a TB breakdown, and that this right must be protected.
“Any moves to remove fair and proper valuations from the TB eradication programme will be vigorously opposed by [the] ICSA.
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The ICSA said there had been significant reluctance on the part of the Department of Agriculture to tackle the issue. \ Philip Doyle
New research confirming the link between Sika deer and the spread of bovine TB must inform the TB eradication strategy going forward, Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) animal health and welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said.
The research states that there is evidence that higher levels of TB in cattle are associated with higher local densities of Sika deer.
“It is clear now that any push to eradicate TB must include a strategy to control wild deer populations in order to control the spread of TB,” Farrell said.
ICOS president Jerry Long with vice-president James O Donnell.
The agri-food industry is the sector most exposed and impacted by the change in relationship with the UK and this must be reflected in how the funding is used nationally, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed the funding at the IFA AGM of the north Tipperary executive meeting on Tuesday night.
The support comes as part of the Brexit adjustment Reserve, which is worth a total of €5.4bn up until 2024.
A total of €4.2bn will be released this year and €1.5bn (25%) of that will be received by Ireland.