by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
-BUT GOVERNMENT STILL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND DAMAGE DONE TO PRODUCTIVE FARMING 18 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed news the cabinet has approved a request from Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to exempt family farm transactions from the 6%...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
18 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the draconian hike in stamp duty calls into question the claim by the Taoiseach that he wants to support the people who get up early in the morning. “Farmers who take out long-term loans to buy the field next...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Press Releases
17 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has called on the Government and all Irish MEPs to give a clear and unambiguous commitment to opposing concessions on beef quotas in the Mercosur negotiations. “This is not about standards; this is about whether you care...
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Press Releases
16 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent says that the food chain needs to be much more transparent if farmers are to have any chance of making a viable return in most farm enterprises. “The EU must tackle the inherent lack of balance in the food chain. Farmers...
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Press Releases
13 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has said that processors are ramping up their efforts to keep sheep prices down. “Meat plants are creating the impression of a backlog and an oversupply in the marketplace by using imported lamb and lamb products from...
by admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Press Releases
10 OCTOBER 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said he is outraged that farmers wishing to apply for an exemption to spread slurry after the October 15 deadline will face the increased threat of inspections. “This is the definition of sneaky terms...
