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 | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Dermot Kelleher has called for a further extension to the slurry spreading deadline as the weather has provided no opportunity at all to responsibly spread slurry in the past few weeks. “On 21 September the Minister announced a brief extension to 8...
by Kevin | Oct 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th October, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is once more calling upon the authorities to scrap the calendar farming restrictions for slurry spreading, which ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin describes as “unworkable and unrealistic, given the...
by Kevin | Oct 26, 2012 | Press Releases
26th October, 2012Thousands of farmers will be relieved to hear that the deadline for spreading slurry has been further extended by two weeks, however it only serves to highlight the futility of setting strict timelines for essential, weather-dependent farming...
by Kevin | Oct 23, 2012 | Press Releases
23rd October, 2012The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is applying further pressure on the authorities to scrap the deadline for slurry spreading, which ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin describes as “unworkable, unrealistic nonsense.”“I understand, as do...
