by Kevin | Aug 21, 2014 | Press Releases
21st August 2014ICSA president Patrick Kent has called for health and safety education to be included in the primary school curriculum, with a particular emphasis on farm safety for children in rural areas.”What lesson is there that is more important than how to...
by Kevin | Aug 20, 2014 | Press Releases
20th August 2014ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the ‘softly-softly’ approach to retailers and meat processors is clearly not working, and that the time has come for decisive action.”Only a strong, united response to this crisis is going to...
by Kevin | Aug 20, 2014 | Press Releases
ICSA National Office: 3 Gandon Court, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Co. LaoisTelephone: (057) 866 2120/ 866 2146 Fax: (057) 866 2121www.icsaireland.comICSA is seeking to recruit a number of Membership Development Officers to sell ICSA membership to farmers and to assist in...
by Kevin | Aug 20, 2014 | Press Releases
20th August 2014Ahead of tomorrow’s HSA/Teagasc National Conference on Farm Safety and Health, ICSA has urged farmers to engage fully with the issue of farm safety.”Farmers can no longer ignore this issue,” said Connacht/Ulster vice-president, John...
by Kevin | Aug 19, 2014 | Press Releases
19th August 2014ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has reiterated his concern for the future of the Irish suckler herd.”The lack of profitability in beef is driving more and more suckler farmers to consider getting out of the business,” said Mr....