by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said Ireland’s CAP programme signed off today by the EU is already no longer fit for purpose in the context of rapidly escalating costs. “As things stand this CAP programme is no longer fit to deal with food security, nor is it fit...
by admin | May 5, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has today insisted that further supports must be directed towards the vulnerable beef, suckler, and sheep sectors in a meeting with Minister McConalogue and senior Department of Agriculture officials. “These lower income sectors are...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Tim Farrell has reacted furiously at the lack of consultation around the removal of the exemption for burning green waste. “The Government is totally out of touch with the practical realities of managing hedges and trees on farms. At a...
by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Organics chair Fergal Byrne has welcomed the move by Minister Pippa Hackett to reopen the Organics Scheme to new entrants on 9 March. “This is welcome news, particularly as proposed changes to the scheme should make it more appealing to full time farmers and...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has told Minister McConalogue that the CAP Strategic Plan proposals are not doing enough for the suckler, beef, and sheep sectors at today’s CAP discussions at Backweston. “It is patently obvious that the Department of Agriculture’s CAP...
