ICSFA postpone decision on Nice referendum until questions answered

THE Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association national executive has postponed deciding on its stance in relation to the Nice referendum until further questions on EU enlargement and farming’s future are addressed.

General secretary Eddie Punch accused the Yes proponents of an ongoing failure to engage in debate on the relevance of enlargement to the future of farming in Ireland.

He said farmers want to be told the truth. They want to hear the information. They were not fools. They know and understand that change in agricultural policy is inevitable, partially though not exclusively because of enlargement.