by Kevin | Oct 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th October, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has welcomed funding of €23 million for a scheme to improve genetics in the suckler herd, announced as part of today’s Budget measures. ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin said, “The new Beef Genomics...
by Kevin | Oct 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th October, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is questioning the price of concentrate feedstuffs and calling on milling companies to reduce their prices in line with the falling prices of the main ingredients. ICSA beef committee chair, Edmond...
by Kevin | Oct 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th October, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is once more calling upon the authorities to scrap the calendar farming restrictions for slurry spreading, which ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin describes as “unworkable and unrealistic, given the...
by Kevin | Oct 15, 2013 | UPCOMING EVENTS
Two candidates to contest ICSA presidential election Two candidates have been nominated to contest ICSA’s forthcoming presidential election, which will take place on Thursday, 12th of December 2013. Current president Gabriel Gilmartin and former...
by Kevin | Oct 11, 2013 | Press Releases
11th October, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has urged the Minister for Agriculture to ensure the suckler industry receives the support it needs to continue producing top-quality animals. At a meeting in advance of the Budget with Minister...