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ICSA TO HOST AGROFORESTRY AND ORGANICS GUIDED FARM WALK IN TINAHELY, CO WICKLOW

ICSA, in association with Forestry Services Ireland, will host an Agroforestry and Organics Guided Farm Walk in Tinahely, Co Wicklow on Wednesday, 14 January, with all farmers welcome to attend. The event will begin at 10.30am, meeting at Tinahely GAA Club, St Kevin’s...

EU COUNCIL VOTE ON MERCOSUR DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING – PRESSURE MUST NOW SHIFT TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said today’s decision by the European Council to vote in favour of the Mercosur trade agreement amounts to a green light for the importation of food products that the EU cannot fully stand over and can never guarantee are 100% safe for...

ICSA GIVES FULL SUPPORT TO MERCOSUR PROTEST

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the association is giving its full support to the protest taking place in Athlone this Saturday against the Mercosur trade deal. “This protest is about unity. It is about farmers from all sectors and everyone who cares about fair...

ICSA JOINS THOUSANDS OF EUROPEAN FARMERS IN BRUSSELS TO OPPOSE MERCOSUR AND DEFEND CAP BUDGET

ICSA is in Brussels today alongside thousands of farmers from across Europe who have mobilised to demand urgent action to protect the future of EU agriculture. Speaking from the protest, ICSA general secretary Hugh Farrell said Irish farmers had no choice but to make...

PROCESSORS MUST HALT LIVESTOCK IMPORTS AS BLUETONGUE THREAT GROWS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said meat processors should immediately stop importing livestock from Northern Ireland in light of the increasingly precarious Bluetongue situation. “ICSA has serious concerns about the continued movement of animals across the border,...

UNITED EFFORT DELIVERED DEROGATION NOW WE NEED THE SAME TO STOP MERCOSUR

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that the confirmation of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for a further three years is a welcome reminder of what can be achieved when everyone works together with a clear, united purpose. “Today’s announcement is proof that when the...

MINI GRANT CLINIC  – Thursday 4 December – 5.30pm

Want to boost Biodiversity and your farm income? Why not join us in Cork to learn how to access Agroforestry, Organics and Native Tree Area (NTA) grants. Come along and learn about forestry grants, get application tips, plus advice on next step supports. This event...

BEEF MUST BE REMOVED FROM MERCOSUR DEAL FOLLOWING RECALL

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said he is appalled but not surprised that Brazilian beef coming into the EU has tested positive for banned hormones and that a recall has been issued. “The EU has spent years and billions telling people to eat healthy food and...

FARMERS FACING HIGHER COSTS UNDER NEW ANTIPARASITIC RULES

FARMERS FACING HIGHER COSTS UNDER NEW ANTIPARASITIC RULES ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has said farmers are already seeing the impact of the upcoming move to prescription-only antiparasitic medicines, following a warning issued this week by a...

DEPARTMENT MUST HONOUR FULL PAYMENT FOR ALL WEIGHED CALVES

ICSA president Sean McNamara has described as outrageous the fact that farmers will be paid on just 31 calves under the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme (NDBWS), instead of the 50 they were led to expect. “The €4 million allocated to the scheme would have paid for...
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