{"id":5836,"date":"2021-08-09T06:20:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T05:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icsaireland.ie\/?page_id=5836"},"modified":"2022-07-18T06:04:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T05:04:43","slug":"icsa-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icsaireland.ie\/icsa-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"ICSA Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,122,61,0.49)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/icsaireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ger-grehan-2.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;197px||197px||true|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;80px||80px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;60px||60px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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Such a tight focus allows the ICSA to most efficiently identify and respond to the key issues concerning the beef and lamb sectors. ICSA also aims to represent the views of Ireland\u2019s rural communities, of which agriculture forms a key part.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||18px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; 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