by Neassa | Oct 27, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said logic must continue to prevail when it comes to any decisions around NCT style testing on tractors. “This issue was settled in 2018 when after extensive stakeholder engagement it was agreed that only tractors with a maximum...
by Neassa | Oct 23, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said that the Government must now use the deferral of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) to sort out the mess it has created whereby farmers are potentially being evicted from land they are farming. “No farmer can afford to pay a...
by Neassa | Oct 13, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has said an additional extension to the slurry spreading deadline is warranted as weather conditions have given little opportunity to responsibly spread slurry over the last few weeks. “Frequent and heavy rainfall in all parts of the...
by Neassa | Oct 13, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed confirmation that €15 million in new funding for the sheep sector has been included in Budget 2024 but said it is clear agriculture has fared badly overall. Mr Kelleher said, “Over the last twelve months ICSA has left...
by Neassa | Oct 6, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has welcomed the common-sense decision to allow more time for farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) to become fully accredited to the Bord Bia SBLAS (Quality Assurance Scheme). Mr Kelleher said that ICSA had proposed...