by Neassa | Nov 13, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has strongly criticised the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) for excluding calf weight data collected by farmers under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) from their genetic evaluations. “Farmers diligently weigh...
by Neassa | Nov 9, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said ICBF must do more to allay farmers’ fears around the introduction of significant changes to Ireland’s beef breeding indexes. “Major changes to both Terminal and Replacement beef indexes are scheduled to be introduced on 21...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has called on Minister McConalogue to ensure that the Commercial Beef Value of all calves is displayed on mart boards as had been promised. “Back in December 2021 when the CBV was launched by ICBF, assurances were given that this...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the complete imbalance in the board make up of bodies under the aegis of his Department such as Teagasc, Bord Bia and ICBF. “Suckler, sheep, beef and tillage...
