by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
26 FEBRUARY 2021 ICSA Rural Development chair Tim Farrell is calling on the Central Bank to ensure that all credit facilities for farmers are protected as Ulster Bank withdraws from the Irish market. “We are particularly concerned about...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 FEBRUARY 2021 ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has said the requirement to tag both ears on newborn lambs sold through marts is unwarranted and must be abolished. “There is no logic to this requirement; it causes enormous stress to the...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
24 FEBRUARY 2021 ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has called for senior officials at the Department of Agriculture to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Agriculture and the Marine to answer questions on the remit and powers of the proposed Food Ombudsman....
by admin | Feb 23, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
23 FEBRUARY 2021 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said the pace at which the Beef Taskforce is conducting its business is far too slow and has called for greater scope for farm organisations to compel the Taskforce to meet. “Beef prices have been inexplicably cut in...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
19 FEBRUARY 2021 ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has called for greater cooperation between authorities north and south of the border to combat the rising number of sheep thefts. “ICSA is receiving more reports of sheep rustling than ever before. While many farmers...