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TRUST IN GOVERNMENT AT BREAKING POINT OVER PEATLAND POLICIES – ICSA

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said Minister Heydon’s attempts to downplay the significance of a recent meeting on rewetting and "reduced management intensity" of 80,000 hectares under Ireland’s Climate Action Plan have done little to reassure farmers. “Trust in the...

GOVERNMENT MUST ACT OR FORESTRY PLANTING WILL COLLAPSE AFTER STORM ÉOWYN

ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said that before Storm Éowyn, Ireland’s forestry sector was already struggling, and if the current windblown crisis is not handled correctly, it could spell disaster. "If the timber industry is allowed to slash the price...

ICSA CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON GENERATIONAL RENEWAL IN FARMING

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that tackling the generational renewal crisis in Irish farming must be an urgent priority, as the absence of a dedicated retirement or succession scheme for decades has created a severe bottleneck in land mobility. Speaking...

ICSA WELCOMES IMPROVED ORGANIC BEEF PRICES BUT PREMIUM MUST BE RESTORED

ICSA Organics chair Des Greene has welcomed the increase in organic beef prices to €7.00/kg, bringing them on par with conventional cattle prices. "This flexibility and responsiveness to market trends is a positive step, as the price had been set at €6.50/kg until...

ACRES PAYMENT DELAYS UNDERMINING FARMER CONFIDENCE IN ALL SCHEMES

ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has strongly criticised the ongoing hold-ups in ACRES payments and warned the delays are eroding farmers’ confidence in all farm schemes. “Around 15,000 farmers are still waiting for the money they are rightfully owed. The...

EU VISION FOR AGRICULTURE NEEDS REAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT – ICSA

ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed today’s publication of the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food as an important step in shaping the future of farming in the EU. However, he said that delivering on the outlined agricultural ambition requires...

ICSA SUPPORTS PEDIGREE BREEDERS COUNCIL NO CONFIDENCE VOTE IN ICBF

ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has said ICSA stands firmly with the Pedigree Breeders Council of Ireland in its decision to pass a vote of no confidence in the board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). “ICSA also lacks confidence in ICBF, as well as...

ICSA DEMANDS ACTION TO SECURE FUTURE OF FAMILY FARMS AT AGM AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

ICSA president Sean McNamara has warned that the future of family farming in Ireland is under serious threat and called on Minister Heydon to take decisive action to protect farmers at ICSA’s AGM and Annual Conference, held in Portlaoise on Thursday (13 Feb). The...

ICSA WELCOMES MARTIN HEYDON’S APPOINTMENT AS MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE

ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the appointment of Martin Heydon as Minister for Agriculture. “I look forward to engaging with the new Minister on the very pressing issues currently facing Irish agriculture, however, the scale of the challenges ahead cannot...

GOVERNMENT MUST DELIVER ON AGRICULTURE COMMITMENTS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the progress in discussions on government formation and the publication of the draft Programme for Government, which includes several key commitments for agriculture. However, he stressed that while these commitments are...
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