by admin | Jul 18, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
17 JULY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has called on Irish Water not to use the current dry weather as an excuse to force a pipeline across Irish farmland. “Water restrictions are in place because of leaks in the current infrastructure. There is...
by admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
17 JULY 2018 ICSA tillage chairman Gavin Carberry has called for the immediate reconvening of the Tillage Forum to address the looming crisis facing the sector. “Vast quantities of spring cereals have been written off, with spring barley crops in the North East...
by admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
11 JULY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed the move by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Mr Naughten, in a...
by admin | Jul 11, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
10 JULY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has urged Minister Michael Creed to initiate further engagement with stakeholders as a matter of urgency on the introduction of mandatory EID tagging for all sheep. Mr Brooks made his comments following the Teagasc...
by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
7 JULY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said it is very regrettable that the European Parliament agriculture committee is being forced to share competence on CAP reform with the environment committee. “We have seen how the environment committee made a mess...