Beef
Factory age limits on cattle are 'back with a bang'
Factory age limits of cattle are “back with a bang” and farmers are being cut 20c/kg for cattle marginally overweight,...
Beef
Factory age limits of cattle are “back with a bang” and farmers are being cut 20c/kg for cattle marginally overweight,...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has told farmers not to be taken in by “cheap promises” in the run-up...
Grass
There is an urgent need for the European Commission to examine just what is going on in the fertiliser industry,...
Beef
Farmers are being urged to set a bottom line of €4/kg for beef to start 2016 by ICSA Beef Chairman Edmond...
Agri-Business
Concerns over the ABP/Slaney merger have been brought to the Competition Commission, by the ICSA. ICSA is insisting that the...
Beef
The next meeting of the Beef Roundtable looks set to be a lively affair and a range of issues will be...
Beef
ABP has refuted allegations from the ICSA regarding the introduction of new terms and conditions for non-British origin cattle in...
Beef
The beef forum needs to convene immediately to address “the shocking price differential between Irish and UK beef”, according to...
Agri-Business
ICSA president Patrick Kent is calling for the end of non-statutory levies which are deducted without the express permission of...
Opinion
Last week saw milk producers in Northern Ireland receiving their EU dairy aid payments. But it seems to have gone...
Agri Politics
The CAP simplification principles agreed by EU Council of Agriculture Ministers earlier this week may not become legal reality in...
Sheep
Hill farmers selling should receive a subsidy to EID tag store lambs that are sold for further finishing,” according to...
Beef
Sheep and beef farmers can not be forgotten about, according to the President of the ICSA Patrick Kent. Speaking at...
Rural Life
The IFA’s Bert Stewart and ICSA’s Malcolm Thompson are two of the speakers that will be speaking at the upcoming...
Agri-Business
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan must back up his promises to tackle the EU supermarkets’ buying practises with real...
Environment
Every hectare covered by a Hen Harrier designation must be adequately compensated, ICSA Rural Development Chairman, Billy Gray has said....
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is being called on to “act now” to secure new markets for significantly greater...
Beef
Steer prices may well start to strengthen again, once the current flush of beef cattle has passed through the system,...