by Neassa | Feb 26, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef Committee spokesperson Edmund Graham has said winter finishers are facing severe financial losses as beef prices remain well back on last autumn’s levels. “Once again, the extreme level of risk being carried by beef producers, and winter finishers in...
by Neassa | Apr 3, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that while the inclusion of beef farmers in the new National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme (NDBWS) is a step in the right direction, it does not go far enough in providing meaningful support for beef finishers. “While the €20 per calf...
by Neassa | Aug 22, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said processors and retailers must be willing to sacrifice a portion of their profits to ensure the survival of beef finishers. “As we head into the winter months, beef finishers are once again facing the daunting task of feeding...
by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has said there is no way that farmers can plan for winter finishing now, given the ferocious rise in costs and the uncertainty around markets. “There will be very little cattle fattened next winter given current realities. Factories...
by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said the final figures for the BEAM scheme show what a spectacular mess was made of devising a scheme that was meant to help farmers in deep difficulty. “It is a stunning indictment of the Department that a scheme that was meant to...
