TB Forum starts off on the right note
FARM leaders said that there were some ‘encouraging signs’ from the TB Forum held last week with Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue praised for his interest shown in attending the full meeting.
IFA Animal Health Chairman Pat Farrell said that Minister McConalogue directed his officials to provide the Forum members with a draft TB strategy.
In addition to that, according to Pat Farrell, Minister McConalogue also undertook to initiate bi-lateral meetings with the farm organisations as a matter of urgency, to develop an agreed approach in achieving the eradication of TB in the shortest feasible timeframe.
“This is an important first step, but the real work of agreeing a programme that reduces TB levels and the impact of controls on farms is only starting,” he said.
The IFA Chairman said the Department of Agriculture has also agreed to address the issue of the letters and blacklisting of farmers in these bi-lateral discussions.
“IFA will engage fully in the process set out today, but any attempts to steamroll measures through will not be acceptable. All aspects of the new strategy must be agreed and implemented in unison,” he said.
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