by Neassa | Apr 8, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair John Barron has urged farmers to familiarise themselves with the changes to the TB eradication programme coming into effect from next Monday, 13 April. “These changes form part of the TB Action Plan and will have practical...
by Neassa | Mar 10, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said Irish farmers must be properly supported if Europe is serious about protecting food production and ensuring fairness for family farms at a time of growing global instability. Speaking at ICSA’s AGM and Annual Conference in...
by Neassa | Feb 27, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the European Commission’s decision to provisionally apply the Mercosur trade deal, before the European Parliament has voted and while a legal review is pending, is beyond frustrating. “We campaigned long and hard for a legal...
by Neassa | Feb 26, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef Committee spokesperson Edmund Graham has said winter finishers are facing severe financial losses as beef prices remain well back on last autumn’s levels. “Once again, the extreme level of risk being carried by beef producers, and winter finishers in...
by Neassa | Feb 20, 2026 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA sheep chair Willie Shaw has said Irish sheep farmers are lucky to clear €25 per lamb at current prices, before a single hour of their own labour is counted. “Factories are quoting around €7.50 to €7.70/kg here. At the moment in Spain, lamb is making €10.77/kg...
