by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
3 APRIL 2020 ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara has urged sheep farmers to hold their nerve and resist price cutting for hoggets. “There is ample evidence of scarcity of sheep meat in retail outlets in Ireland and the UK. Meat factories are trying to create a scare to...
by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
1 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has welcomed the statement from Tesco Ireland that they will be maintaining the price they are currently paying to processors until June 2020, in an effort to support beef farmers. Commenting on the move ICSA president Edmond...
by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
31 MARCH 2020 ICSA suckler chair Ger O’Brien has welcomed the decision to allow marts facilitate the livestock trade under strict standard operating procedures. The decision means that marts can be used for delivering calves for sale and for weighing lots of older...
by admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
27 MARCH 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said there is a groundswell of support at EU level for comprehensive supports for the food and agriculture sector in the light of Covid-19. “This must be reflected in the actions and policies at Government level. In...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 MARCH 2020 ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara has said that hogget price has taken a serious hit this week with quotes now at €5.30, well below the typical price in excess of €6 over the past few weeks. “Covid-19 seems to have hit the sheep trade really bad this...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
25 MARCH 2020 ICSA suckler chair Ger O’Brien has said that the necessary closure of all marts on account of Covid-19 is a blow to farmers and hopefully will be for a short period only. “Livestock marts play a vital role in Irish farming and are a critical resource in...