by admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
31 JULY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called for an urgent review of market support measures such the Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme for beef, in light of the current drought crisis. “Drought conditions are causing a myriad of problems for beef farmers so...
by admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
30 JULY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said that there is a still a major sticking point in relation to the Fair Deal Scheme. “ICSA welcomes the move to limit contributions from a family business to three years of nursing home care. However,...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 JULY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said the future viability of the family farm structure has moved a step closer with the announcement of key changes to the Fair Deal Scheme. Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
20 JULY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock, in reaction to the publication of the Greenways strategy, said that consultation and respecting the wishes of landowners is key. “CPOs have no place in greenway development because a tourism strategy that...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
20 JULY 2018 ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has hit out at meat factories, describing their current appetite for price cutting as “opportunistic, misguided and short sighted in the extreme.” On the back of processors pulling prices for the last number of weeks, Mr...