by admin | Aug 14, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
14 AUGUST 2020 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has slammed Meat Industry Ireland (MII) for implying that farmers would have to bear the cost of any future factory closures or disruptions due to Covid-19 testing delays. “Farmers are used to...
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases
11 AUGUST 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has called for supermarkets and other food retailers to face up to the fact that cheap food policies and continuous discounting of basic food staples such as meat, dairy, bread, fruit and veg is...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
7 AUGUST 2020 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said the decision to exclude exported cattle from the Beef Finisher Payment scheme was a mistake and must be revisited. “Farmers who supplied cattle to fill live export contracts on a...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
7 AUGUST 2020 ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has welcomed news that Minister Dara Calleary has scheduled a reconvening of the TB Forum for the end of August. “ICSA has been consistently calling for the TB Forum to sit...
by admin | Aug 6, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
6 AUGUST 2020 ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has given a guarded welcome to announcement on the Beef Finisher scheme which is in line with the ICSA submission to target funds towards winter finishers. “The scheme is set to deliver at...