by Kevin | Mar 28, 2013 | Press Releases
28th March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture that he intends to introduce new regulations requiring all dogs to be microchipped. ICSA national sheep chairman Paul Brady said, “ICSA...
by Kevin | Mar 27, 2013 | Press Releases
27th March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is calling on the Department of Agriculture to immediately pay out all money owed to farmers under schemes such as REPS, AEOS and BTAP, as cashflow becomes a real problem on weather-hit farms across the...
by Kevin | Mar 27, 2013 | Press Releases
27th March, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association sheep chair, Paul Brady, is advising Leitrim farmers planning to join the Sheep Technology Adoption Programme (STAP) to check whether their own rams have €urostar ratings before buying a new ram to comply...
by Kevin | Mar 22, 2013 | Press Releases
22nd March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Agriculture that Irish beef exports to Iran can now resume. The Iranian authorities banned imports of Irish beef in 1996. Minister...
by Kevin | Mar 20, 2013 | Press Releases
20th March, 2013Reacting to the outcome of CAP talks in Brussels, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin said, “All options, including gradual convergence and front loading are still on the table.” “This means that there is still...