by Neassa | Oct 1, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has acknowledged several positive measures for farmers announced in Budget 2025 but stressed that key challenges remain unaddressed. Mr McNamara welcomed the additional €5 per ewe under the Sheep Welfare Scheme and the €25 increase under...
by Neassa | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has called on the Government to take a firm stand in defence of food producers and implement decisive measures to support Irish farmers. “Frontline food producers have been financially savaged over the past several years, and many are...
by Neassa | Sep 5, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
“ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that advice from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) suggesting farmers should be further supported in meeting climate change targets is welcome. ‘ICSA has been hugely critical of the lack of real and meaningful...
by Neassa | Sep 5, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has called on Minister McConalogue to reaffirm his commitment to eradicating TB in light of concerns that the TB Eradication Programme is underfunded and understaffed. “Department of Agriculture officials today raised...
by Neassa | Aug 22, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said processors and retailers must be willing to sacrifice a portion of their profits to ensure the survival of beef finishers. “As we head into the winter months, beef finishers are once again facing the daunting task of feeding...
by Neassa | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has said the suckler sector needs urgent investment if the decline in suckler numbers is to be halted. “In the last three years, we have seen a roughly 15% drop in suckler calf births, and all indications are that this trend...
