by Neassa | Sep 27, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
6 AUGUST 2021 ICSA suckler chair Ger O’Brien has said that ICSA would not agree to any restrictions on the number of suckler cows a farmer can keep. In response to the CAP consultation documents put forward by the Department, Mr O’Brien said that suckler farmers...
by Neassa | Sep 27, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
3 AUGUST 2021 ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has described as “staggering” the figures communicated to ICSA by Bord Bia which revealed the true volume of sheepmeat imported into Ireland on a regular basis. “Bord Bia have told ICSA that 3,500 tons of sheepmeat –...
by Neassa | Sep 27, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
26 JULY 2021 ICSA Suckler chair Ger O’Brien has said it’s time to pull the bull and scan cows after 30 days. “Empty cows are currently making great money in the marts, so that option could be the smartest move at this point,” he said. On the BEEP-S scheme Mr O’Brien...
by Neassa | Sep 27, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
22 JULY 2021 ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said that while the latest round of bank closures announced by AIB is predominantly urban based, it does not hide the fact that banks are becoming ever more detached from the needs of their customers in rural Ireland....
by Neassa | Sep 27, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
20 JULY 2021 ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said the Beef Taskforce must be wound down and the priority now must be the establishment of a strong beef regulator. “Over the course of the Beef Taskforce it became abundantly clear to ICSA that the position of the...
