by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Releases
25 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that the Florence speech on Brexit by UK Prime Minister Theresa May is a hopeful sign that pragmatism is starting to get the upper hand. “We now have an acceptance on the UK side that a transition period of about...
by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | Press Releases
20 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said he is extremely worried about the viability of the tillage sector. “The Government, in conjunction with the tillage sector, must prioritise devising a strategy to make a viable future for tillage farming in...
by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | Press Releases
19 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has said he is unhappy with the pressure being applied to live animal valuers. Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships ahead of today’s launch of ICSA’s new Animal Health & Welfare Committee Mr Kent said,...
by admin | Sep 18, 2017 | Press Releases
18 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has expressed dismay at a potential offer of a tariff rate quota for 85,000 tons of beef in the Mercosur (South America) negotiations. Mr Phelan was reacting to calls from French MEP Michel Dantin who has demanded...
by admin | Sep 15, 2017 | Press Releases
NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ICSA, Block 2, Row 13, Stand 294 Dear all, Please find ICSA schedule of events at our stand at the Ploughing Championships 2017. You are cordially invited to attend. Women in Agriculture Panel Discussion and Q&A TUESDAY 9.30am...
by admin | Sep 15, 2017 | Press Releases
15 SEPTEMBER 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock today said that the recent ESRI statement that retirement age for the purposes of state pensions should be raised to seventy demonstrates the need for a comprehensive debate about developing a strategic...
