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...
by Neassa | Jan 5, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said the Department of Agriculture must show a bit of realism when it comes to deadlines set at 31 December. “Two examples are the deadline for accepting slurry imports and the deadline for getting genomic samples to the lab. We have...
by Neassa | Dec 14, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said the Department of Agriculture must initiate an investigation into rendering costs in light of the continued impasse regarding the collection of fallen animals. “The correct disposal of fallen animals is part...
by Neassa | Dec 7, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has welcomed the publication of the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group’s (IDMSG) report and said its recommendations must be followed through. “This report is a positive development, not just in our battle against...
