by admin | Apr 11, 2018 | Press Releases
6 APRIL 2018 The amount of stock going into knackeries is double what is normal for this time of year according the Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers’ Association. ICSA president Patrick Kent said that ICSA has had feedback from licensed knackeries which indicates that...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Press Releases
4 APRIL 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said the fodder crisis is particularly severe for suckler and sheep farmers who do not have a monthly cheque coming in and whose farming enterprises does not involve selling stock at this time of year. “Cash flow is a...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Press Releases
3 APRIL 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said he is concerned at reports of co-ops and merchants tightening up on credit at a time when many farmers are in a vulnerable position with fodder shortages. “The shortage of money is becoming just as...
by admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
3 APRIL 2018 CC Agricultural Consultants and ICSA will host a DAFM Knowledge Transfer event on Farmer Wellbeing on Thursday, 5 April at the Hotel Kilmore in Cavan. The event which will run from 7pm to 9pm is a DAFM Approved Knowledge Transfer event for all six KT...
by admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said the ongoing Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process in Kerry with regard to the South Kerry Greenway should be a major cause for concern for landowners everywhere. ICSA understands that Kerry...
by admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
29 MARCH 2018 Offaly ICSA chairman William Reid has said that he is hearing a lot of disquiet from farmers in the county about the proposed water pipe to Dublin and that the whole logic of the project needs to be critically evaluated by the political process before...