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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...

ICSA DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF DRIBBLE BAR GRANT AID UNDER TAMS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has called on the Minister for Agriculture to reinstate grant aid for dribble bar technology under TAMS, arguing that its exclusion makes no financial or practical sense. “From 1 January 2025, under new slurry spreading rules, farmers...

SEAN MCNAMARA RE-ELECTED AS ICSA PRESIDENT

Sean McNamara has been re-elected as president of ICSA following a closely contested election in Portlaoise last night (18 December). Mr McNamara secured his position for another term after defeating fellow Westmeath man Dan Lynam in a vote of the association’s...

ICSA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR 18 DECEMBER

The race to determine who will serve as ICSA president for the next two years is underway, with two candidates in contention. The outcome will be decided on Wednesday, 18 December, when the election takes place. All elected members of ICSA’s National Executive,...

ICSA SLAMS MERCOSUR AGREEMENT AS BETRAYAL OF FARMERS AND CLIMATE COMMITMENTS 

ICSA president Sean McNamara has expressed his outrage following the announcement that an agreement has been reached on the Mercosur Trade Deal. "This deal is a disgrace. Irish and European beef farmers are being sacrificed on the altar of global trade, with no regard...

ICSA PRESIDENT RAISES CONCERNS OVER MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL IN BRUSSELS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has reiterated the association’s steadfast opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal amid growing indications that an agreement between the two sides may soon be finalised. Speaking from Brussels, Mr McNamara said, "We are deeply troubled...

ICSA CALLS FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON WEIGHING SCALES REQUIREMENT IN SCEP INSPECTIONS

ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has criticised the requirement for farmers to provide a weighing scales during on-farm inspections, calling it excessive and an unnecessary burden. “The expectation that farmers must source and set up a weighing scales for inspections...

ICSA DEMANDS CLARITY FROM POLITICAL LEADERS ON MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL MANOEUVRING

ICSA president Sean McNamara has expressed deep concern over reports that the Mercosur Trade Deal could be split into two parts to speed up its approval through the European Union, bypassing national parliaments. “This splitting of the deal is being orchestrated at...

ICSA CRITICISES ICBF FOR EXCLUDING FARMER-RECORDED WEIGHT DATA IN GENETIC EVALUATIONS

ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has strongly criticised the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) for excluding calf weight data collected by farmers under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) from their genetic evaluations. “Farmers diligently weigh...
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