Sheep
Sheep marts: Top price of €163 for lambs at Ennis Mart
Taking a look at recent sheep sales at marts in the west of Ireland, the demand for finished and heavy...
ICSA
Sheep
Sheep trade: Spring lamb prices drop by 10c/kg
This week in the sheep trade, prices for spring lambs have dropped by 10c/kg since last week from sheep processing...
Environment
Rewetting will be voluntary for farmers - Wallace
Rewetting of drained peatlands will be voluntary for farmers under the proposed Nature Restoration Law, Irish MEP Mick Wallace has...
Agri-Business
Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI 'huge benefit' for Ireland - Golden
The opportunity to market Irish beef under the protected geographical indication (PGI) status for grass-fed beef has been described as...
Agri-Business
ICSA urges MEPs to vote against Nature Restoration Law
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is urging MEPs to oppose the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law when...
CAP / Schemes
'Immediate response' needed on farm payment delays - Kerrane
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Claire Kerrane has called for an immediate response from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Beef
'Confusion reigns supreme' on beef index changes - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has said that impending changes to the beef breeding indices were decided...
Tillage News
ICSA: Tillage support must match 'scale of disaster'
A rescue package for tillage farmers must match the “scale of disaster” faced by farmers in the sector, according to...
Beef
ICSA calls for nitrates figures to be updated weekly
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for nitrates figures to be updated on a weekly basis...
Beef News
Shortage in supply of Irish suckler-bred cattle 'looming'
A shortage in the supply of Irish suckler-bred beef cattle is “looming”, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA)...
Rural Life
'Logic must prevail' on potential NCT-style tractor test - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said “logic must continue to prevail” and that a National Car...
Rural Life
No farmer 'can afford to pay 3% tax on land' - ICSA
The government has been urged to “leave farmers alone to farm” by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA)...
Beef
ICSA demands explanation for €1/kg beef price differential
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling on meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a...
Environment
Call for further extension of slurry spreading deadline
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for a further extension to the slurry spreading deadline. Last...
Agri-Business
Budget 2024: Sheep funding welcome but more needed - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed extra funding for sheep farmers in Budget 2024, but said...
Agri-Business
Extended SBLAS deadline under SCEP 'common sense' - Kelleher
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described the extended Bord Bia certification deadline under the Suckler Carbon...
Tillage
ICSA: Tillage support package will not 'mitigate the losses' on farms
Tillage chair of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Gavin Carberry has said the new support package for...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Drop in price for ewes from some processors
Changes in the sheep trade this week amount to a drop in price for ewes from some outlets, as the...
