by admin | Dec 22, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has said he is hopeful that 2023 will see a reversal of fortune for the wool sector. “For years wool has been shamefully underappreciated and undervalued. In 2023 I am hopeful that we can turn that on its head and drive on with...
by admin | Dec 12, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
“If elected president, I will be focused on a fair price for livestock producers and fair play for all farmers when it comes to on-farm inspections. Farmers in the drystock sector, the primary producers of beef and lamb, are being shafted week in week out. I...
by admin | Nov 24, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has described the €12 on offer through the new Sheep Improvement Scheme as woefully inadequate and an insult to sheep farmers. “CAP payments are supposed to support farmers, not make a mockery of them. €12 per breeding ewe is an insult...
by admin | Nov 9, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has said the increased cost of finishing lambs this winter will push sheep farmers out of business unless processors commit to increasing prices substantially. “With the current price of meal, feeding lambs this winter will be impossible...
by admin | Aug 8, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has slammed meat factories for taking over €4 million out of sheep farmers pockets over the last number of weeks. “Lamb prices have been pulled sharply again and again in recent weeks; we’re now back €1/kg compared to where we were in...
