by Neassa | Apr 12, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has slammed the proposal to reduce the nutrient excretion rates of heifers while increasing the rates for male cattle as part of the interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme. “As an organisation representing drystock farmers we...
by Neassa | Mar 11, 2024 | General News, Latest News
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has expressed his ongoing frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB Eradication Programme. “At the TB Forum there is a constant focus on asking farmers to do more, while at the same...
by Neassa | Feb 13, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has described the way the Department of Agriculture has handled ACRES payments as a shambles and said it must never happen again. “Back in early December we were informed that around 18,600 farmers would have to wait until February 2024...
by Neassa | Feb 2, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has vowed to stand up for fairness for farmers, to stand up for realness in the food security debate, and to stand up for the good work farmers have already done – and are doing – on climate action during his inaugural speech...
by Neassa | Jan 5, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said the Department of Agriculture must show a bit of realism when it comes to deadlines set at 31 December. “Two examples are the deadline for accepting slurry imports and the deadline for getting genomic samples to the lab. We have...