by Kevin | Jan 20, 2014 | Press Releases
20th January, 2014Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has lashed out at “faceless bureaucrats in the EU” who are enforcing the land parcel eligibility reductions. “The red-lining of land parcels which deems areas ineligible with any...
by Kevin | Jan 14, 2014 | Press Releases
14th January, 2014The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has broadly welcomed the CAP decisions announced this evening (14th Jan). ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin said, “The Minister has called most of the important decisions on Pillar 1 correctly, but we...
by Kevin | Jan 13, 2014 | Press Releases
13th January, 2013Ahead of a meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow, at which vital decisions on CAP reform are likely to be agreed, ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin has called on the Cabinet members to show their commitment to Irish agriculture by ensuring 50/50 co-funding...
by Kevin | Jan 8, 2014 | Press Releases
8th January, 2014The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association has welcomed Bord Bia figures showing an increase in the value of food and drink exports to almost €10 billion, but warned that these figures are masking the impending difficulties facing the beef...
by Kevin | Jan 3, 2014 | Press Releases
3rd January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said that finishers who are sick of the uncertainty around bull beef are more likely to exit beef fattening than to switch to heifers and steers. He called on Bórd Bia and the...
