by admin | Aug 10, 2013 | Policy Submission
ICSA made a submission in November 2013 to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in response to the consultation regarding the Food Harvest 2020 Environmental Analysis Report. In this submission, ICSA highlighted that: The report needs to be updated to...
by admin | Aug 10, 2013 | Policy Submission
ICSA made a submission in November 2013 to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in response to the consultation regarding the Agriculture Sectoral Roadmap of the draft Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013. In this submission, ICSA addressed...
by Kevin | Aug 6, 2013 | Press Releases
6th August, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association national treasurer, Malcolm Thompson, has advised farmers who are clients of Danske Bank not to panic into opening alternative bank accounts especially where the new account will cost them more in terms of...
by Kevin | Jul 30, 2013 | Press Releases
30th July, 2013Commenting on the publication of Teagasc’s mid-year review of agricultural markets and farm incomes, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has said that only the dairy sector can take comfort from strong product prices...
by Kevin | Jul 16, 2013 | Press Releases
ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said “we’ll believe it when we see it” in response to the possibility of prosecutions arising from the horsemeat scandal. Mr Phelan was speaking in the aftermath of criticism from British MPs on the lack of prosecutions and the...