Sheep
Sheep farmers 'at mercy of factories' on carcass trim, weights and grading
“Overzealous trimming” of sheep carcasses is causing “considerable concern” among sheep farmers, the Irish Cattle Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has...
Sheep
“Overzealous trimming” of sheep carcasses is causing “considerable concern” among sheep farmers, the Irish Cattle Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
CAP / Schemes
The inclusion of meal bins as an eligible investment under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) II for all sectors...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has claimed that Leo Varadkar’s comments on eating less meat to mitigate...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has accused the Government of “turning a blind eye” to the issue...
Rural Life
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and the Central Bank have been called on to put mechanisms in place that would...
Rural Life
Financial institutions and vulture funds have been called on to cease forced eviction and “heavy handed tactics” by the Irish...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on auctioneers across the country to stop selling properties in...
Sheep
Questions have been raised surrounding the accuracy of Sheep Ireland’s data collection system for its €uroStars rating system by the...
Sheep
Calls have been made for sheep farmers to get a “bolt-on” action similar to the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP)...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) met with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Rural Life
A protest was mounted by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) at the Dublin offices of online property...
Rural Life
A protest against vulture funds in Dublin next week will continue as planned, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Rural Life
An online bidding platform based in Dublin has decided to cease its sale of agricultural land “for the time being”...
Agri Politics
A protest in opposition to the continued forced sale of family farms, homes and businesses online is being held in...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed Phil Hogan’s defence of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), after...
Rural Life
The announcement of €8.14 million in funding for strategic projects under the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme has been welcomed...
CAP / Schemes
The re-opening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) on a targeted basis has been welcomed by the Irish Cattle and...