by admin | Feb 16, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Tillage chair Gavin Carberry has said he is alarmed at a report issued in Brussels by the ENVI Committee on the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUR). “This report by rapporteur Sarah Wiener MEP indicates that the European Parliament is prepared...
by admin | Feb 10, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has said the economic sustainability of sheep farmers must top the agenda when the Sheep Vision group convenes. “The sheep sector is in complete turmoil with sheep farmers around the country taking a serious financial hammering. We are...
by admin | Feb 9, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has called on the Government, the media and all those engaged in the climate debate to stop the narrative that the target of 25% for agriculture is low in comparison to other sectors in the Climate Action Plan. Speaking at the ICSA AGM...
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has called on Minister McConalogue to defer the introduction of new TB cattle testing rules until there is agreement on financing the testing and until there is a plan to properly inform buyers of the status of animals...
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara has said he is appalled by the lack of urgency at government level around dealing with the worsening crisis in the sheep sector. “A Sheep Vision group was established last year but this group has still never met. This is disgraceful...