by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
4 NOVEMBER 2019 ICSA Rural Development chairman Tim Farrell has said he is outraged at the price hikes announced by Irish water that will affect thousands of Irish farmers whose water comes from the public supply. “In some cases, it is forecast that bills will rise by...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
4 NOVEMBER 2019 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said news that Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has been bought by a consortium led by Petter Stordalen exposes the complete hypocrisy and hidden agendas behind the EAT Lancet report which earlier this year advocated a...
by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
1 NOVEMBER 2019 ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has demanded information on the numbers of live sheep imports be publicised on a weekly basis. “Processors are bringing in huge volumes of imported lambs and this information needs to be in the public domain. We must have...
by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
1 NOVEMBER 2019 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has welcomed the announcement by Minister Creed this morning to extend the closing dates for the BEEP scheme. Farmers will now have until 8 Nov to weigh their cows and unweaned calves and submit their data to ICBF by 15 Nov...
by admin | Oct 31, 2019 | Latest News, Press Releases
31 OCTOBER 2019 ICSA Animal Health & Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has slammed a Department of Agriculture report that suggests TB compensation levels are set too high. “This report will make no sense to any farmer who has endured a TB outbreak. It is patently...