by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Press Releases
30 NOVEMBER 2016 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said Teagasc figures showing a likely drop of more than 10% in beef prices in 2017 illustrates how much current agriculture policies and the national strategy for expansion are out of touch with reality on the ground....
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | ICSA in the Media
THAT’S FARMING – 28 NOVEMBER 2016 The leaked proposals undermine previous bio-fuel plans ‘without any scientific basis’: The ICSA President Patrick Kent is speaking out after it was revealed that new EU Commission plans will slash the target for the crop...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
FARMING INDEPENDENT – 27 NOVEMBER 2016 The statistical evidence is stark – farmers have a higher death risk than any other occupation in Ireland, with the main causes being heart disease, cancers and farm accident. This was the stark message from senior...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
FarmIreland – 26 NOVEMBER 2016 1 Rib-eye steak. During my visit to this year’s Ploughing Championships I happened to run-into Paddy Kent, an old friend from my ICSA days. After catching up on farming issues Paddy took me aside and said that he had a book...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | ICSA in the Media
MIDLANDS 103 NEWSROOM – 23 NOVEMBER 2016 The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association is encouraging farmers not to bury their heads in the sand over debts. It’s after the Portlaoise-based organisation met with private equity firms, Cerberus and Capita Asset...