by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
18 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the draconian hike in stamp duty calls into question the claim by the Taoiseach that he wants to support the people who get up early in the morning. “Farmers who take out long-term loans to buy the field next...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
17 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called on the Government and all Irish MEPs to give a clear and unambiguous commitment to opposing concessions on beef quotas in the Mercosur negotiations. “This is not about standards; this is about whether you care...
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Press Releases
16 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent says that the food chain needs to be much more transparent if farmers are to have any chance of making a viable return in most farm enterprises. “The EU must tackle the inherent lack of balance in the food chain. Farmers...
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Press Releases
13 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said that processors are ramping up their efforts to keep sheep prices down. “Meat plants are creating the impression of a backlog and an oversupply in the marketplace by using imported lamb and lamb products from...
by admin | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorised
Due to Hurricane Ophelia, ICSA’s regional meeting scheduled to take place in the Springhill Court Hotel tonight, 16 October, at 8pm has been cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled for another date. ENDS