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SHEEP FARMERS NEED €8.30/KG TO SURVIVE AND SECURE A FUTURE FOR SHEEP FARMING

ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has said farmers need to be paid €8.30/kg for lambs in order for them to keep producing. “Sheep farmers have been producing at well below the cost of production for too long and it has caused havoc in the sector. That is why ICSA is...

SHEEP SECTOR CRISIS MEETING IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON

ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has called for all sheep farmers and all those who care about the future of sheep farming to attend ICSA’s sheep sector crisis meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday 21 March) in Carrick-on-Shannon. Speaking ahead of the meeting Mr McNamara...

ICSA TO HOST SHEEP SECTOR CRISIS MEETING IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON

ICSA will host a meeting to address issues affecting the sheep sector on Tuesday 21 March. The meeting will take place in The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon and will start at 8pm. All farmers are welcome to attend. Speakers on the evening include: Oliver Crowe, C.C...

DAFM PROPOSALS TO PUSH BACK PAYMENT DATES MUST BE SCRAPPED

ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said pushing back the payment dates for important agri schemes is unacceptable and has called on the Department of Agriculture to scrap its proposals. “At today’s meeting of the Farmers’ Charter the Department put forward a set of...

BREXIT ADJUSTMENT RESERVE FUND MUST BE USED TO RESCUE SHEEP SECTOR

ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has reiterated the importance of supporting ICSA’s campaign for a rescue package for sheep farmers. “From ordinary sheep farmers to TDs and consumers alike it is vital that support for the sheep sector is demonstrated. The sector is in...

FARMERS URGED TO CONTINUE TO REBUFF LOW QUOTES FOR CATTLE

ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has urged farmers to shop around for prices this week as factories are actively looking for cattle, despite also attempting to pull prices. “Some factories are chancing quotes as low as €5.15/kg for steers and €5.20/kg for heifers, but...

WELCOME NEWS AS ALL VALID ACRES SCHEME APPLICATIONS TO BE ACCEPTED

ICSA Rural Development chair Tim Farrell has welcomed the announcement from the Department of Agriculture that all valid applications to the ACRES scheme will be accepted. “The ACRES scheme is about achieving all our environmental goals from protecting biodiversity to...

TB FINANCE AGREEMENT – POSITIVE ASPECTS WELCOMED BUT FLAWS REMAIN

ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has said while we have gained important concessions as part of the TB Compensation Agreement the Department of Agriculture still has questions to answer around the financial support for pre and post movement testing....

ICSA PROTEST TO HIGHLIGHT CRISIS IN SHEEP SECTOR 

ICSA members have today gathered at Dáil Eireann and the Department of Agriculture to seek financial support for the crisis hit sheep sector. Speaking at the protest ICSA president Dermot Kelleher said, “We are here today to fight for the very survival of the sheep...

HOLD BACK LAMBS TOMORROW FROM FACTORIES IN SUPPORT OF ICSA SHEEP PROTEST

ICSA Sheep chairman Sean McNamara has called on sheep farmers to hold back lambs from factories tomorrow on the day of the ICSA sheep protest. “We are calling on all farmers to support us tomorrow as we seek a better deal for the sheep sector. The focus tomorrow is on...

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