Farmers excluded from TB Forum, costs escalate

Farmers have been denied a voice in the TB Forum, despite being the single largest contributor to TB eradication, said Pat Farrell, IFA’s animal health chairman.

Mr Farrell said that the forum, established by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed under the chairmanship of Michael Cronin, has merely functioned as a vehicle for the Department of Agriculture to impose their views, while continuing to ignore the voice of farmers.