by Neassa | May 31, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said, “Irish farmers have no objection to protecting nature and enhancing biodiversity and that more consultation on how best to achieve those objectives needs to happen. EU policies affecting farmers need to be worked out with...
by Neassa | May 25, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said while the appointment of a CEO for the AgriFood Regulator is welcome ICSA remains concerned that the powers to compel retailers and processors to supply data around pricing are too weak in their current format. Speaking...
by Neassa | May 19, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said soundings of factories pulling beef prices next week have infuriated farmers who are still producing at below the cost of production. “Prices need to go up, not down. The goal should be to get prices to at least the Teagasc cost...
by Neassa | May 19, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Statement to Oireachtas Committee for Agriculture on Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Houses on Farmland: The discussion on Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Properties on Farmland is linked to the recent announcement of new terms and conditions, and grant...
by admin | May 11, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said the Government must not allow itself to be manipulated by supermarket interests when it comes to the pricing of key staples like meat, bread, vegetables, and dairy. Mr Graham was responding to yesterday’s (May 10) meeting of the...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Tillage chair Gavin Carberry has said the fact that 30% of spring sowing has yet to be done will only add to the already predicted shortage of straw and grain later in the year. Speaking ahead of his attendance at the first sitting of the Food Vision Tillage...
