by Kevin | Jan 26, 2015 | Press Releases
26th January 2014 ICSA beef vice-chairman Tom Egan has said that he is very concerned at reports that the number of cases where penalties were imposed on farmers following inspections in North Tipperary is significantly higher than in other parts of the country....
by Kevin | Jan 26, 2015 | Press Releases
January 26th 2015 ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said that the option of flat-rate payments for stock at the various grades must be explored at the next meeting of the beef roundtable on February 4th. “Many farmers are now calling for this option and it...
by Kevin | Jan 20, 2015 | UPCOMING EVENTS
Event Notice Teagasc National Sheep Conferences 2015Teagasc are holding sheep conferences in Killarney, Co. Kerry (Malton Hotel, Tuesday 3rd February) and Trim, Co. Meath. (Knightsbrook Hotel; Wednesday 4th February). The conferences are a key part of the Teagasc...
by Kevin | Jan 20, 2015 | Press Releases
20th January 2015 ICSA Connacht/Ulster Vice-President John Flynn has urged farmers in the Shannon River Basin District to attend and contribute to a series of public consultation days currently running as part of the Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and...
by Kevin | Jan 19, 2015 | Press Releases
19th January 2015 ICSA president Patrick Kent has reiterated his call for regulation and examination of margins in the retail food chain which apply to key farm products. “ICSA believes that we must have transparency around how the profits from key products like...