by admin | Jan 22, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
18 JANUARY 2019 ICSA suckler chairman John Halley has said that the Government needs to be unequivocal in supporting the beleaguered Irish beef sector at a time when the threats from Brexit and ideologically motivated reports is adding to the pressures already caused...
by admin | Jan 18, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
18 JANUARY 2019 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has urged beef farmers to cease the practice of rearing New Zealand influenced dairy bred calves. “Taking on calves from Jersey and Kiwi cross herds make no financial sense whatsoever. It is a futile practice that will...
by admin | Jan 16, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
15 JANUARY 2019 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons has raised the level of risk for the Irish beef sector to status orange. “It is now urgent that the Government undertakes a concerted...
by admin | Jan 15, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
15 JANUARY 2019 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has welcomed the inclusion of meal bins as an eligible investment in TAMS for all sectors. “During our discussions on TAMS with the Department of Agriculture Food & the Marine ICSA had looked for this concession and...
by admin | Jan 15, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
15 JANUARY 2019 ICSA president Patrick Kent has described comments by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar regarding consuming less meat to mitigate climate change as “reckless in the extreme”. Commenting further Mr Kent said, “As one of the most important beef exporters in the...