by Kevin | Jul 23, 2012 | Press Releases
23rd July, 2012Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association beef chairman, Edmond Phelan, today (Monday) said that all the indicators are starting to look positive again for the beef trade, with signals that cattle could soon be moving to Libya and that factories are...
by Kevin | Jul 16, 2012 | Press Releases
16th July, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is hosting a public meeting to discuss CAP reform this coming Monday night, 23rd July, in the Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo, beginning at 8.30pm. MEP for Ireland North West, Marian Harkin and ICSA...
by Kevin | Jul 13, 2012 | Press Releases
13th July, 2012Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president, Gabriel Gilmartin, has issued an appeal to farm inspectors to make allowances for the serious effect the current heavy rainfall is having on farms across the country. Mr. Gilmartin said, “we...
by Kevin | Jul 9, 2012 | Press Releases
9th July, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is expressing dismay at reports that factories are cutting prices for beef by around 10cent per kilo across the board.ICSA beef committee chairman, Edmond Phelan says, “this equates to a reduction in the...
by Kevin | Jul 6, 2012 | Press Releases
6th July, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association suckler committee chairman, Dermot Kelleher, says now is the time to be sending strong weanlings to the mart. “Any good weanlings weighing 350 kilos and upwards should be sent to the mart now, while...