by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | Press Releases
2 FEBRUARY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said he has deep reservations about the roll out of the Clean Livestock Policy for Sheep as processors threaten to turn sheep away from Monday. “ICSA understands that from this coming Monday a huge clampdown will...
by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Press Releases
30 JANUARY 2018 Monaghan beef farmer Edmund Graham has been elected ICSA national beef chairman by the association’s National Executive. The vote took place at ICSA’s AGM and Annual Conference which took place in Abbeyleix, Co Laois last week. Hailing from Ballyleck...
by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Press Releases
30 JANUARTY 2018 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has outlined his priorities for the next two years following his re-election to the position at ICSA’s AGM and Annual Conference. Speaking following the vote Mr Sherlock said his focus would be on...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Press Releases
25 JANUARY 2018 ICSA national president Patrick Kent has today said “The next CAP must be designed on the principle that those farmers who go the extra mile get paid for doing so. We want schemes that are a lot more like REPS and a lot less like GLAS.” Mr Kent was...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Press Releases
24 JANUARY 2018 ICSA has welcomed the announcement of a transport subsidy for fodder. “Today’s announcement by Minister Creed will certainly be a relief for those with rapidly dwindling fodder supplies. We await clarification on the detail but the priority must be for...
by admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Press Releases
19 JANUARY 2018 ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has slammed beef factories for putting downward pressure on prices this week. Mr Phelan said, “Processors are showing a complete lack of respect for the efforts of producers who are left in an increasingly vulnerable...