IFA livestock committee plan to scrap herd register

SCRAPPING the herd register is a primary objective for IFA national livestock committee chairman Michael Doran.

Addressing Limerick IFA, the Co Wexford suckler farmer — who has succeeded John Bryan as head of one of the IFA’s key commodity committees — said the register should be withdrawn from use immediately, because it is no longer necessary.

“With the cattle monitoring and movement system running, we should have no further use for the herd register, and livestock farmers should be relieved of the necessity to maintain the register immediately,” said Mr Doran.