by Neassa | Dec 1, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said ICBF have gone too far with their changes to the beef breeding indexes regarding pedigree bulls. Commenting on the changes which came into effect this week Mr Kelleher said, “ICSA met with ICBF back in early November where we...
by Neassa | Nov 30, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed the omission of ruminant livestock from the final agreement on the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). “ICSA has worked tirelessly on this issue with our partners in Farm Europe where we argued that including...
by Neassa | Nov 16, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has made it clear that the regionalisation proposal regarding different TB rules for different regions was flatly rejected by ICSA and other farm organisations at the recent TB forum. “The proposal emanated from the TB...
by Neassa | Nov 16, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham, in welcoming the achievement of the PGI status for Irish Grass Fed Beef, has said that there is now no excuse when Irish beef prices are not above the EU average. “In both 2022 and 2023 to date, the second half of the year has seen Irish...
by Neassa | Nov 13, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
-EU PARLIAMENT SIDELINED ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has expressed dismay over the agreement arising from the trilogue (EU Commission, Parliament, Council) negotiations on the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law. “It is clear that the strong view arising from the EU...
by Neassa | Nov 10, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Tim Farrell has called on the Department of Agriculture to do whatever it takes to ensure farmers receive all outstanding payments due to them without further delay. “Countless farmers are yet to receive their ANC or BISS payments – with...
