by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
30 JUNE 2020 ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has said a bigger and better Sheep Welfare Scheme must be top of the agenda for new Minister for Agriculture, Barry Cowen. “The Sheep Welfare Scheme will draw to a close at the end of this year and for the scheme to be...
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
29 JUNE 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has congratulated Barry Cowen on his appointment as Minister for Agriculture and the Marine. “ICSA looks forward to forging a strong working relationship with Minister Cowen with a focus on...
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
26 JUNE 2020 ICSA Rural Development chair Tim Farrell has said a trebling of the current GLAS budget is the only realistic way to approach a new REPS type scheme. “The hope is that 70,000 farmers will opt into the scheme and in order to...
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
26 JUNE 2020 ICSA Animal Health & Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said the Department of Agriculture was wrong to introduce new TB protocols around the removal of inconclusives in advance of the substantive issues around compensation...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 JUNE 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has insisted a suckler based application for EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is the only realistic option at a meeting of the Beef Taskforce today (Jun 25). “ICSA wants to see...