by admin | Apr 26, 2017 | Press Releases
21 APRIL 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock said he is extremely concerned about the almost 10% incidence level of TB reactors experienced on farms in West Wicklow. Mr Sherlock said “The figures underpin the need to control the wild deer population...
by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Press Releases
7 APRIL 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has given a guarded welcome to the European Parliament own initiative report on imported palm oil, which he says, “is a much more nuanced response to use of biofuels as a transport fuel in Europe.” However, Mr Kent warned that...
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | Press Releases
31 MARCH 2017 ICSA has held talks with the CEO of Coillte, Mr Fergal Leamy, to outline the difficulties Wicklow farmers are experiencing due to the ever expanding, free roaming herds of deer in the county. ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock described the...
by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the triggering of Article 50 begins a process that could have profound consequences for Irish agriculture. “Irish beef production is hugely dependent on tariff free access to the UK which has been the highest...
by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said it is high time that Minister Humphreys faces up to the issues around compensation for designation. Speaking following a meeting with the Designated Areas Monitoring Committee today (Wed 29 March),...