by admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Press Releases
20 APRIL 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that comments by Commissioner Oettinger that the European Commission will propose a cut of 6% in CAP funding will be extremely worrying for all farmers but especially for those in the low income sectors where EU...
by admin | Apr 19, 2018 | Press Releases
18 APRIL 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has slammed the Citizens’ Assembly proposal to tax farmers for food production GHG emissions as a completely daft idea. “When you get daft proposals on additional taxes for farmers producing food enthusiastically backed by 89%...
by admin | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
17 APRIL 2018 As wet weather conditions continue to have an adverse impact on regular farming activities, ICSA committee chairs have united in calling for a hardship fund to be established for drystock farmers. Suckler chair John Halley, beef chair Edmund Graham,...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | Press Releases
16 APRIL 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that that logic has prevailed with the announcement from Minister Shane Ross today on tractor NCTs. “Clarification from the Minister that only tractors with a maximum design speed exceeding 40km/hr which are being...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | Press Releases
16 APRIL 2018 ICSA suckler chairman John Halley has called for flexibility around the terms of the BDGP in recognition of the extreme difficulties posed by the fodder crisis. “Farmers may inadvertently miss out on BDGP targets such as the 20% four and five star rule...
