by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
24 MARCH 2020 ICSA Animal Health & Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has called on the Department of Agriculture to put measures in place to ensure farmers can readily speak with all relevant sections of the department, as needed. “It has never been more important for...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
24 MARCH 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has called on the Minister for Agriculture to give a detailed outline of how much food we export to China and other South East Asian countries and how much we import from them. “While there has been a lot of effort put into...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
23 MARCH 2020 ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has called for the immediate introduction of market support measures such as Aids to Private Storage (APS) or intervention in light of the decision by McDonald’s to close all outlets in Ireland and the UK with immediate...
by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
18 MARCH 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has called on the Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend on-farm inspections in view of the urgency of minimising the risk of spreading Covid-19. “As the testing programme for Covid-19 is very limited at the moment,...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
16 MARCH 2020 ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said beef processors should be holding or increasing their prices at this time and that there is no justification for price cuts. “Factories must not use COVID-19 as an excuse to drive down prices. The evidence of...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
16 MARCH 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said that Covid-19 will cause unprecedented economic hardship unless the EU acts rapidly and in unison. “While the immediate focus is on saving lives and slowing the spread of the virus, we also need clear and...