by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Press Releases
12 JANUARY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that plans to revive the sugar beet sector in Ireland by the Beet Ireland group are worthy of careful consideration by tillage farmers. Mr Kent added that the Government should look at helping in every way possible....
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Press Releases
11 JANUARY 2018 ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said he is pleased that some clarity is finally emerging regarding the value of the fifth quarter and it vindicates ICSA’s position at the beef forum over two years in which the association suggested that up to €150...
by admin | Jan 10, 2018 | Press Releases
10 JANUARY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said the announcement of record food and drink exports of €12.6 billion for 2017 again starkly illustrates that cattle, sheep and tillage farmers are not getting a fair share. “In 2017, suckler farms saw no increase in...
by admin | Jan 10, 2018 | Press Releases, Uncategorised
9 JANUARY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said he is concerned that live exports of sheep fell by over a quarter in 2017, compared to the previous year. Bord Bia figures that show live exports of sheep were down 26% to 35,349 in 2017 compared to 48,036 in...