Agri Politics
'Too much at stake' - farm leader urges Taoiseach to push for Brexit compromises
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is being urged to “push for compromises on both sides” in order to secure a trade deal...
Edmond Phelan
Agri-Business
Supermarkets need to 'cop on' and stop 'exploiting farmers and factory workers'
Supermarkets and other food retailers should “face up to the fact that cheap food policies and continuous discounting of basic...
Beef
'Time to turn this vision into reality and establish a regulator with real power' - ICSA
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), Edmond Phelan, told the Minister for Agriculture that the...
Beef
'Mercosur consensus falling apart' - ICSA
The “consensus in favour of a Mercosur deal” around Europe is “starting to fall apart”, according to the Irish Cattle...
Environment
'Focus on food waste instead of food production' - ICSA
Reducing food waste should be the “primary focus” in terms of climate mitigation, rather than disrupting livestock systems, according to...
Beef
Call made for Beef Forum to reconvene 'as matter of urgency'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for the Beef Forum to be reconvened “as a matter...
Agri Politics
Former ICSA beef chair to run for association president
Edmond Phelan, the former chairperson of the beef committee of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), will run...
Beef
Potential 85,000t Mercosur deal 'extremely concerning'
News of a potential offer of a tariff rate quota for 85,000t of beef in the Mercosur (South America) negotiations...
Beef
'Proposed meat processor takeover is bad news for farmers'
The proposed takeover of Dunbia by Dawn Meats would be a major blow to competition within the beef sector, the ICSA’s...