by Kevin | Aug 30, 2013 | Press Releases
30th August, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association says beef farmers will not countenance coupled support payments for the dairy industry, which has an average per-hectare income double that of the beef finishing industry. ICSA beef committee chair,...
by Kevin | Mar 27, 2013 | Press Releases
27th March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is calling on the Department of Agriculture to immediately pay out all money owed to farmers under schemes such as REPS, AEOS and BTAP, as cashflow becomes a real problem on weather-hit farms across the...
by Kevin | Mar 9, 2013 | Press Releases
9th March, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association says getting the balance right on CAP reform will not be an easy task, and stakeholders must face the reality which has been missing from the debate on CAP over recent years. Speaking at the National...
by Kevin | Feb 25, 2013 | Press Releases
25th February, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has welcomed the general thrust of the Irish Presidency amendments submitted to the Council of Ministers in Brussels today, which favours small and medium farmers and is biased...
by Kevin | Feb 14, 2013 | Press Releases
14th February, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has welcomed European Commission proposals to implement a three-month programme of random DNA testing on meat products, but says the arrangement should be made permanent...
