by admin | Jan 17, 2018 | Press Releases
16 JANUARY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said he is appalled to hear of yet another spate of dog attacks on sheep. “At this time of year, sheep flocks are at their most vulnerable with a lot of heavily pregnant ewes and some already lambing. It is...
by admin | Jan 16, 2018 | Press Releases
16 JANUARY 2018 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said that processors are abusing the Department of Agriculture’s Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) by overly clamping down wet sheep. Mr Brooks said, “Processors have gone completely overboard on this issue; wet sheep are...
by admin | Jan 16, 2018 | Press Releases
15 JANUARY 2018 ICSA Sligo chairman Gabriel Gilmartin has said he is extremely disappointed at the lack of a conclusive announcement relating to a transport subsidy for fodder at today’s Fodder Action Group meeting in Sligo. Speaking following the meeting Mr Gilmartin...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Press Releases
12 JANUARY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that plans to revive the sugar beet sector in Ireland by the Beet Ireland group are worthy of careful consideration by tillage farmers. Mr Kent added that the Government should look at helping in every way possible....
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Press Releases
11 JANUARY 2018 ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said he is pleased that some clarity is finally emerging regarding the value of the fifth quarter and it vindicates ICSA’s position at the beef forum over two years in which the association suggested that up to €150...
by admin | Jan 10, 2018 | Press Releases
10 JANUARY 2018 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said the announcement of record food and drink exports of €12.6 billion for 2017 again starkly illustrates that cattle, sheep and tillage farmers are not getting a fair share. “In 2017, suckler farms saw no increase in...
