by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
AGRILAND – 15 OCTOBER 2016 The Government must immediately start spending money on dredging the River Shannon, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association Rural Development Chairman, Seamus Sherlock. Sherlock was speaking following a meeting...
by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
THE SOUTHERN STAR – 14 OCTOBER 2016 THE planned changes to the ear tags supply process has been met with a mixed reaction – and a few raised eyebrows – among farming bodies this week. The Department of Agriculture Food & Marine confirmed the new supply...
by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | General News, ICSA in the Media
THAT’S FARMING – 13 OCTOBER 2016 That’s Farming takes a look at co-operative slaughterhouses in the wake of the APB-Slaney deal. Could they be the solution in an ever toughening market? “The ethos is about how do I explain to my customers where does...
by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Press Releases
18 OCTOBER 2016 ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has said that farmers are in an impossible dilemma with conflicting advice from Teagasc and meat factories. “We recently saw Teagasc advocate a calf to beef system using dairy type calves where the advice was to...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Press Releases
17 OCTOBER 2016 ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has welcomed the opening of the Iranian market for Irish sheepmeat exports. “Every extra market is a help and we welcome the potential that a country of over 80 million people offers. However, it is vital that the Irish...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Press Releases
13 OCTOBER 2016 ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has said government must immediately start spending money on dredging the river Shannon. Speaking following a meeting today with Minister Sean Canney Mr Sherlock said “Environmental objections cannot be...