by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Press Releases
17 JANUARY 2017 ICSA president Patrick Kent has described Theresa May’s speech on Brexit as the worst possible news for Irish Farmers. Speaking following the Prime Minister’s speech Mr Kent said “The risk of tariffs on trade between Ireland and the UK has just...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Press Releases
17 JANUARY 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has called on farmers not to be panicked by media reports on the issue of farm debt particularly in relation to private equity firms or so called ‘vulture funds’. Mr Sherlock said “ICSA is well aware that...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 13 JANUARY 2017 The Department of Agriculture has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) to adopt a more common sense approach to slurry spreading dates. The call comes as the slurry spreading ban ended on January 12 this week...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 13 JANUARY 2016 A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Over 80 Irish civil society groups, including...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | ICSA in the Media
FARMIRELAND.IE – 13 JANUARY 2017 1 From this week farmers across most of the country are allowed to spread slurry once again. Photo: Roger Jones The Department of Agriculture is being called on to adopt a more ‘common sense’ approach to slurry...
by admin | Jan 13, 2017 | Press Releases
12 JANUARY 2017 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock is calling on the Department of Agriculture to adopt a more common sense approach to slurry spreading dates. Speaking today, Mr Sherlock said “Calendar farming restrictions for slurry spreading are...