Rural Life
Reduction in farm inspections welcomed but questions remain
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to reduce the number of on-farm...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to reduce the number of on-farm...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has hit out at supermarket chain, Aldi for claiming that its latest...
Agri Politics
The general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has accused the European Commission of being “detached”...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has issued a plea to dog owners and the general public to...
Agri-Business
The way the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) “handled” Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) payments has been...
Rural Life
Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) beef chair John Cleary has said he is “concerned” that a cheque book supply...
Rural Life
Two sheep farms in south Co. Wexford suffered attacks from two dogs on the same night last weekend that resulted...
Agri Politics
MEP Colm Markey said that discussions around live exports are being used as a talking course for an “agenda” against...
Beef News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) “will not...
CAP / Schemes
The new president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has warned the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Agri Politics
As protests continue throughout Europe, Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) general secretary Eddie Punch said that “the Brussels bubble”...
Rural Life
There will be “good, honest debate” about the challenges of balancing sustainable agriculture and food security at the Irish Cattle...
Agri-Business
An environmental scientist has claimed that lobby groups are “blocking” farmers who want to transition away from current farming practices...
Beef
The vote in the European Parliament Environment Committee earlier this month to support a compromise on the Industrial Emissions Directive...
Beef
Proposals that are understood to have been tabled by Bord Bia in relation to Origin Green are “potentially a matter”...
Agri-Business
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Dermot Kelleher has claimed that December 31 scheme deadlines...
Sheep
2023 was a “down year”, according to Sean McNamara of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), who said...
Agri-Business
2023 has seen the worst comparative performance since 2015 in terms of beef prices, as the gap between Irish and...