Calf flight delayed as Covid vaccine cargo prioritised
The much-anticipated trial charter flight to export 900 dairy calves off the island will not take place this spring. The ‘Moove’ research project – being conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Teagasc and Wageningen University in the Netherlands – was due to fly between March 1 and April 30. However, in light of the pandemic, it has emerged that almost all freight airplanes are being used for transporting Covid-19 vaccines. As such, the flight has been delayed until May or June. IFA Ulster / North Leinster regional chairman Nigel Renaghan has criticised the development warning th...