by Neassa | Mar 11, 2024 | General News, Latest News
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has expressed his ongoing frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB Eradication Programme. “At the TB Forum there is a constant focus on asking farmers to do more, while at the same...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | General News, Latest News
ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said he welcomes Minister McConalogue’s commitment to establish a new strategic beef forum following the publication of the final Beef Taskforce report, penned by its chair Michael Dowling. However, Mr Graham said while the Taskforce...
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases
19 JUNE 2020 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has set out the association’s position on the on the distribution of the €50m beef finisher support package. “The priority for ICSA is to see the entirety of the fund allocated appropriately and...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | General News, Uncategorised
14 MAY 2018 The ICSA sheep committee held a protest today (Monday) at the Department of Agriculture headquarters to reflect growing anger among sheep farmers about EID tagging, as well as the clean sheep policy. ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks said that the Minister’s...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
FARMING INDEPENDENT – 27 NOVEMBER 2016 The statistical evidence is stark – farmers have a higher death risk than any other occupation in Ireland, with the main causes being heart disease, cancers and farm accident. This was the stark message from senior...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
FarmIreland – 26 NOVEMBER 2016 1 Rib-eye steak. During my visit to this year’s Ploughing Championships I happened to run-into Paddy Kent, an old friend from my ICSA days. After catching up on farming issues Paddy took me aside and said that he had a book...
