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ICSA PRESIDENT WISHES EDDIE PUNCH EVERY SUCCESS AS HE EMBARKS ON EU PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN

ICSA president Sean McNamara has wished ICSA general secretary Eddie Punch every success following the announcement that he is to step down from the role he has held for 25 years to run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections.

ICSA EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION OVER TB STRATEGY

ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has expressed his ongoing frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB Eradication Programme. “At the TB Forum there is a constant focus on asking farmers to do more, while at the same time the Department is continuing to fail farmers with its underwhelming wildlife programme.

GRASS FED PGI MUST DELIVER CHAMPAGNE PRICES FOR FARMERS

ICSA president Sean McNamara said that the true test of the grass-fed PGI will be to see if it delivers “champagne” prices for farmers.  Mr McNamara was reacting to comments by Minister McConalogue who described the grass-fed beef PGI as putting our beef on the...

ICSA STATEMENT ON NITRATES DIRECTIVE AT JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE

ICSA STATEMENT ON NITRATES DIRECTIVE AT JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE

ICSA VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NATURE RESTORATION LAW VOTE

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said he is very disappointed with the vote at the European Parliament on the Nature Restoration Law which was carried by a vote of 329 to 275, with 24 abstentions. “This has created a lot of concern among farmers who see this as heavy on compulsory actions and targets but light on funding commitments,” he said.

ICSA WELCOMES EU COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL TO REDUCE FARM INSPECTIONS BY UP TO 50%

BUT CONTRASTS THIS WITH MOVE TO INCREASE LOCAL AUTHORITY INSPECTIONS ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the European Commission's proposal to reduce the number of on-farm inspections by up to 50%, but then asked how this is coherent with plans for a quadrupling...

ICSA OPENING STATEMENT TO JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL APPEALS

As a general comment, ICSA welcomes the intent to set up an independent review panel to provide a further option for farmers affected by decisions of the Department of Agriculture to impose penalties under the various CAP schemes.  Penalties and inspections cause immense stress to farmers, and it is our view that in many cases, the severity of sanctions is way out of line with the offence. 

ALDI PRICE CUTS ON BEEF AND LAMB PERPETUATING UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has hit out at Aldi for claiming that their latest round of price cuts will not impact on the prices paid to any of its suppliers. “This is a ludicrous claim; Aldi’s assertion that their price cuts will not affect their suppliers is simply unacceptable and out of touch with the reality faced by Irish farmers. It is our assertion that cutting the prices of Irish beef and lamb directly undermines the efforts and livelihoods of Irish cattle and sheep farmers,” he said.

KEEP DOGS UNDER SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES TO PROTECT VULNERABLE LIVESTOCK

ICSA president Sean McNamara has today issued a plea to the public to remain vigilant and responsible for their dogs to prevent devastating attacks on sheep. “Just last week ICSA’s Wexford chair Des Greene lost a number of in-lamb ewes in a devastating attack by two dogs that had travelled more than two kilometres to wreak havoc. We are pleading with all dog owners to take measures to prevent their pets from roaming unsupervised near farmland. It is imperative that owners of dogs understand the gravity of their responsibility and take appropriate action to prevent attacks on livestock,” he said.

ACRES PAYMENTS SHAMBLES MUST NEVER BE REPEATED

ACRES PAYMENTS SHAMBLES MUST NEVER BE REPEATED

ICSA EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION OVER TB STRATEGY

ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has expressed his ongoing frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB Eradication Programme. “At the TB Forum there is a constant focus on asking farmers to do more, while at the same time the Department is continuing to fail farmers with its underwhelming wildlife programme.

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ICSA OPENING STATEMENT TO JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL APPEALS

As a general comment, ICSA welcomes the intent to set up an independent review panel to provide a further option for farmers affected by decisions of the Department of Agriculture to impose penalties under the various CAP schemes.  Penalties and inspections cause immense stress to farmers, and it is our view that in many cases, the severity of sanctions is way out of line with the offence. 

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