by Kevin | May 13, 2015 | Press Releases
ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has called on Minister Coveney to confirm a date for the next meeting of the beef forum.”The beef forum is due to meet again this month, but so far, there has been no word from the Minister,” said Mr. Phelan. “Little...
by Kevin | May 13, 2015 | Press Releases
ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has called on meat factories to justify not paying above 20kg on spring lamb carcases while at the same time, paying for up to 23.5kg on hoggets.”We are now at the time where there is full changeover from hogget to lamb in...
by Kevin | May 11, 2015 | Press Releases
11th May 2015ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has said that aspects of the new Beef Data and Genomics Programme contract are unacceptable.”While we welcome the scheme as a much-needed income boost for suckler farmers, we cannot accept the condition...
by Kevin | May 8, 2015 | Press Releases
8th May 2015ICSA president Patrick Kent has questioned the need for late changes to the scoring system for Tier 3 entry to GLAS.”This is absolutely unacceptable. Planners were only made aware of these changes on Wednesday afternoon, just sixteen days before the...
by Kevin | May 7, 2015 | General News
May 7th 2015Plans for a major National Sheep Open Day, Sheep2015, were announced at the Teagasc Centre in Athenry, Co. Galway. Sheep2015 is the major National Sheep event this year and takes place on Saturday, 20 June in Athenry, County Galway.Organised by Teagasc in...
