by Kevin | Mar 22, 2013 | Press Releases
22nd March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Agriculture that Irish beef exports to Iran can now resume. The Iranian authorities banned imports of Irish beef in 1996. Minister...
by Kevin | Jan 29, 2013 | Press Releases
29th January, 2013While welcoming the outcome of the Department investigations which showed that Polish meat was the source of the horse meat contamination, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin said that farmers have been let down by...
by Kevin | Jan 25, 2013 | Press Releases
25th January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association beef committee chairman, Edmond Phelan, says beef farmers should not accept any cut in prices for their cattle from factories. “I have heard of some cases where factories are attempting to pull the...
by Kevin | Jan 18, 2013 | Press Releases
18th January, 2013Edmond Phelan, beef chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, said that in light of the current crisis, a review of the beef quality assurance schemes – and the strategy behind them – is now necessary. “It’s very...