Sheep News
ICSA: Irish lamb prices 'well out of sync' with UK and EU
Lamb prices in Ireland are now “well out of sync” with the UK and EU countries, according to the Irish...
Sheep News
Lamb prices in Ireland are now “well out of sync” with the UK and EU countries, according to the Irish...
Beef
Farmers have been “left in the dark” over a new suckler scheme, which includes a testing requirement for infectious bovine...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to “push very hard” for funding for a...
Beef
Beef farmers have been told that the “ball is back in their court”, with prices from processors “hardening”. That’s according...
Sheep
Pressure is growing on the government to agree an immediate support boost for Ireland’s sheep and wool sectors. The long-term...
Tillage News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to have further discussions on the new catch crop grazing regulations...
Sheep Technical
Prices in the sheep trade have remained steady since last week, as there were no major changes in the quotes...
Beef News
U-grade beef in Ireland does not get enough of a bonus on the grid at meat plants, according to general...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for suckler prices to be “reset” to take account of...
Tillage News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the removal of the requirement for an equal lie-back...
Sheep Technical
This week in the sheep trade, as prices at most outlets have remained the same as last week, some have...
Environment
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president, Dermot Kelleher has said that suckler farmers need “fairness” in all...
Organics
The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) requires changes to allow cattle to be housed in existing slatted sheds without straw bedding,...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is advising farmers to keep their sheds empty this winter, unless there...
Sheep
As prices for spring lamb continue to drop, factories are urging farmers to bring heavier lambs for processing, as lighter...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described a new government scheme paying suckler farmers €50/calf as “Mickey...
Sheep
Sheep farmers “cannot survive on prices that have been consistently worse than last year,” the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’...