by Neassa | Apr 12, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA’s Life Focus group will host a farmer gathering on Sunday 14 April at the Castletown Geoghegan Community Hall in Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath, Eircode N91 NV0T. The gathering will commence at 7.30pm. Chair of ICSA Life Focus Mona O’Donoghue Concannon said,...
by Neassa | Apr 12, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has slammed the proposal to reduce the nutrient excretion rates of heifers while increasing the rates for male cattle as part of the interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme. “As an organisation representing drystock farmers we...
by Neassa | Apr 10, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the opening of the National Sheep Welfare Scheme but said the October date for completion of the necessary actions needs to be pushed back. “Setting a mid-October deadline is highly impractical for hill sheep farmers, as their...
by Neassa | Apr 4, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, to suspend non-essential farm inspections until April 22. “This move, at least, signals an acknowledgment from the Department of Agriculture regarding the...
by Neassa | Mar 28, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the convening of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) tomorrow must kick start an emergency response to the ongoing difficulties facing farmers amidst continuing heavy rainfall. “With any hope of an early spring...
by Neassa | Mar 22, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said while any investment in improving the calibre of dairy beef calves is to be welcomed, the newly announced Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) ignores the elephant in the room that too many farmers are still using Jersey/Kiwi cow...
