by Neassa | Feb 2, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has vowed to stand up for fairness for farmers, to stand up for realness in the food security debate, and to stand up for the good work farmers have already done – and are doing – on climate action during his inaugural speech...
by Neassa | Jan 25, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
The ICSA AGM and Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 1 February 2024 at the Athlone Springs Hotel, Monksland, Athlone, Co Roscommon. The event will feature special guest speaker Mr Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The...
by Neassa | Jan 18, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said the resumption of beef exports to China is welcome but stressed that farmers must see a dividend as a result this time. “We have fought hard once again to get Irish beef back into the Chinese market and the opportunity is there...
by Neassa | Jan 18, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed the decision of the European Parliament Environment committee to support the compromise position to exclude cattle from the EU’s proposed Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). “Cattle farms should never have been expected to...
by Neassa | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has called on RTE and the producers of the TV programme Operation Transformation to issue an apology to the farmers of Ireland for wildly misleading claims that red meat causes cancer. “On last night’s show (10 Jan) dietitian Sophie Pratt...
by Neassa | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said he is horrified by Bord Bia proposed recommendations that quality assured (QA) cattle farmers should only buy livestock from other certified QA farms. “This is potentially a matter for the Competition and Consumer Protection...
