by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 3 NOVEMBER 2016 Irish farmers cannot continue to carry the cost of exchange rate fluctuations resulting from Brexit uncertainty, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association’s General Secretary Eddie Punch. Speaking at the All-Island...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 1 NOVEMBER 2016 Winter finishers have lost confidence in the beef trade and are slow to purchase store cattle, according to the ICSA’s Edmond Phelan. Store cattle prices in marts have been under pressure, he said,...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
LONGFORD LEADER – 31 OCTOBER 2016 ICSA met with the agriculture and rural development commissioner in Brussels last week. During the meeting, the organisation’s president, Patrick Kent aksed that Commissioner Phil Hogan “fight very hard” to defend the beef...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
THECATTLESITE.COM – 31 October 2016 The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was finally signed in Brussels yesterday after being delayed as a rule in Belgium meant the objection of one region, Wallonia, halted the signing of the...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | ICSA in the Media
FARMERS JOURNAL – 28 OCTOBER 2016 The passing of the anti-fracking bill in the Dáil has been welcomed by the ICSA. On the same day that the Dáil voted to ratify the Paris Agreement, which comes into force next week, it also unanimously passed the anti-fracking...
