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...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
29 JUNE 2018 ICSA will host a suckler farm walk on the farm of Sean Hayden, Longfordpass, near Thurles in Co Tipperary on the evening of Wednesday, 4 July at 6pm. Mr Hayden runs one of Ireland’s only herds of Stabiliser cattle, a breed he chose primarily for their...
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Latest News, Press Releases
22 June 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent said he is very concerned at reports that the Environment Committee of the European Parliament is lobbying for increased control over the parliament’s position on CAP reform. “While ICSA is in favour of CAP rewarding farmers...
