Agri-Business
ICMSA seeks change to SCEP eligibility conditions
Around 3,000 farmers who applied for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have yet to apply for Bord Bia quality...
Suckler
Beef News
AgriFocus: 'U-grade cattle do not get enough of a bonus'
U-grade beef in Ireland does not get enough of a bonus on the grid at meat plants, according to general...
Podcast
AgriFocus: What does the future hold for suckler farming?
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of...
Beef News
Call for suckler prices to be 'reset'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for suckler prices to be “reset” to take account of...
Environment
ICSA: Suckler herd must be 'treated fairly' in climate discussions
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president, Dermot Kelleher has said that suckler farmers need “fairness” in all...
Beef News
ICSA brands new suckler scheme 'Mickey Mouse money'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described a new government scheme paying suckler farmers €50/calf as “Mickey...
Rural Life
Focus: West Cork AI technician - 'going abroad... for 30 mins'
An artificial insemination (AI) technician with Munster Bovine, Connie O’Driscoll provides a unique service for farmers in Co. Cork. While...
Rural Life
All-Ireland shearing among highlights of Clonmany show
Among the many events set to take place at Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal, sheep shearing competitions will take...
Sheep
INHFA sets out Budget 2024 'wish list' for farmers
Suckler, beef and sheep farmers feel their sector has been “unfairly targeted in concerns around climate change and biodiversity loss”,...
Agri-Business
National herd 'remarkably stable' - ICSA
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Dermot Kelleher has said that Ireland’s national bovine herd...
Beef News
Farmers reminded of quality assurance requirement for SCEP
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is reminding farmers who have applied for new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) of the quality...
Beef News
Calf registrations: 78% of all calves born from dairy herds
A total of 78% of the 1.68 million calves registered to-date this year have came from the dairy herd, according...
Agri-Business
Minister must deliver €90/cow in new suckler scheme - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to deliver a...
Beef News
Second suckler scheme to be announced in coming weeks
Details on a second scheme that will be made available to suckler farmers are expected to be announced in the...
Agri-Business
Minister opens €265m suckler and beef support schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has today (Monday, March 20) announced the opening of two...
Sheep News
Aurivo GM: Breeding ewe and sucklers 'backbone of rural Ireland'
General manager of Aurivo Marts and mart manager at Balla Mart in Co. Mayo, farmer Stephen Hannon, has said that...
Agri Politics
ICSA power-sharing presidency: How will it work?
The power-sharing arrangement that will see a rotating presidency of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) for the...
Beef
ICSA: Funding needed for climate action in beef and sheep sectors
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has today (Thursday, December 16) set out a series of proposals to...
