by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
30 JANUARY 2019 ICSA suckler chair John Halley has welcomed the launch of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) scheme which will promote weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves. However, he said that the money is just a drop in the ocean compared to...
by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 JANUARY 2019 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said it is now urgent that the Government undertakes a concerted push to get EU agreement on special measures to underpin the beef sector. “The key issue is to find a temporary home for beef exports normally destined...
by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 JANUARY 2019 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said the issue of carcass trim is one that’s causing considerable concern amongst sheep farmers. “Over zealous trimming of sheep carcasses is an ongoing worry with farmers who are reporting a kilo or more of a...
by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
24 JANUARY 2019 ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed news that the EU has made proposals to exclude agriculture from bilateral trade talks with the US launching later this year. The EU Commission has instead committed to strictly focus on removing tariffs and...
by admin | Jan 22, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
21 JANUARY 2019 The Government’s recently published Greenway Strategy, which is backed by a €53 million funding call, contravenes several EU directives on environmental sustainability and resource efficiency according to Galway ICSA representative Adrian Kelly. “EU...