by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
16 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said that the EU’s prevarication on the impact of Covid-19 on farming is utterly unacceptable at a time when European farmers continue to feed the EU population despite severe price pressures. “The European Commissioner...
by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
15 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said a convening of the Beef Taskforce must be facilitated as a matter of urgency to assess and address on-going difficulties in the beef sector as a result of Covid-19. “It is incomprehensible that the Beef Taskforce...
by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
10 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said that the announcement of an EU €540 billion Covid-19 rescue package is welcome, but it does not go far enough and leaves a lot of unanswered questions. “It is very far from clear how this will help the beleaguered...
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
8 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has castigated the lack of decisive intervention by the EU in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “There is nowhere near enough urgency to deal with the massive economic disruption caused in particular to the agri-food sector....
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
8 APRIL 2020 ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara has dismissed claims by Meat Industry Ireland that the outlook for sheep is so negative. “This is the usual scaremongering to try and beat farmers into submission. We see New Zealand lamb continues to be stocked in...