by admin | May 10, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA has welcomed moves by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to initiate a five-year programme for genotyping the national herd. Following a stakeholder meeting in Dublin today ICSA suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave said, “This is a hugely important step and...
by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said he is deeply alarmed at news that the ANIT Committee in the European Parliament (Committee of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals During Transport) has called for a ban on exports of calves under 35 days, a ban on the...
by Kevin | Apr 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th May, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has suggested that suckler farmers who are in difficulty with scarce grass and a lack of fodder should consider early weaning of calves. “Calves born in the autumn can certainly...