by Neassa | Jan 18, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed the decision of the European Parliament Environment committee to support the compromise position to exclude cattle from the EU’s proposed Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). “Cattle farms should never have been expected to...
by Neassa | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said he is horrified by Bord Bia proposed recommendations that quality assured (QA) cattle farmers should only buy livestock from other certified QA farms. “This is potentially a matter for the Competition and Consumer Protection...
by Neassa | Dec 6, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said it is unacceptable that some 18,600 farmers will have to wait until February 2024 to receive their ACRES payment. “ICSA, along with other farmer representatives, today (6 December) met with senior Department of Agriculture...
by Neassa | Nov 13, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
-EU PARLIAMENT SIDELINED ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has expressed dismay over the agreement arising from the trilogue (EU Commission, Parliament, Council) negotiations on the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law. “It is clear that the strong view arising from the EU...
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...
