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Chinese delegation visit Roscommon meat plant after agreement between sides in beef protests

A Chinese delegation has visited a meat plant in Co. Roscommon.

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Irish voices raised in unison against Mercosur deal

Farmers and Government authorities are collectively pushing the EU Council to take time to fully analyse the implications for agri-food producers before ratifying any Mercosur deal.

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ICSA puts spotlight on Monaghan TB issues

ICSA is hosting a farmers meeting to discuss the TB situation in Monaghan, taking place in the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan, from 8pm on May 8.

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Welcome for cap on Fair Deal

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Brexit: In theory it’s good to talk — and this is a listening class

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Further progress on beef trade negotiations between EU and US

Suspected BSE case is ‘zero risk’ to humans

Government ministers and senior agriculture figures have warned against over-reacting to news that Ireland might have its first case of BSE in cattle for two years.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2015

Resounding support in west Cork for legal challenge to penalties

Search starts for 100 euro each from 1,000 landowners to cover High Court case on LPIS penalties

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

GAA deal: Farmers concerned volunteer effort 'does not sit with Sky ethos'

Farmers have expressed concern at the GAA's decision to

sell the rights to some championship games to Sky TV.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2014

Land fines protesters brave gales

Gale force winds and freezing rain didn’t deter more than 250 protesters against the threat of retrospective land eligibility fines who gathered in Bantry Square in west Cork last Saturday.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

ICSA urges farmers to insure against health and safety risks

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has teamed up with Zurich Insurance to encourage farmers to reduce their financial exposure to health and safety risks.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2013

Cattle and Sheep farmers call on processors with concerns to come forward

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association is calling on any meat processors who may have concerns about their own products to come forward immediately.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2013

ICMSA: Nursing home care scheme unfair and too property-dependant

Taking 50% of the value of the property of a farmer who spends more than 10 years in a nursing home is an injustice which needs to be reviewed, says the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2012

Retailers warn of food trade jobs losses

Food supply-chain jobs will be lost due to supermarket chains acting to bypass the wholesale sector, Retail Excellence Ireland chief executive David Fitzsimons has warned.

Sat, 07 Apr, 2012

Sheep farmers advised to focus on their margins

Sheep farmers need to focus on margins rather than on improved prices being paid for spring lamb, industry figures said at the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association National Sheep Conference in Carlow yesterday.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2012

ICSA: Reverse Croke Park deal before further cutting farm incomes

FARMERS should not face further cuts unless the Croke Park agreement with the public service unions is reversed, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2011

Directors of Sixmilebridge mart confident of speedy return to profits

THE directors of Sixmilebridge mart are confident that the community drive behind its reopening will also make it profitable in record time.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2011

Caution urged as beef farmers pressed to expand output by 40%

BEEF farmers should exercise caution before responding to calls to expand their output by 40% without any evidence of sustainable prices, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) warned.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2011

Farmers call on Reilly to cap level of nursing home fees recouped by state

FARMERS have called on the Health Minister to cap the amount of money the state can recoup towards the cost of their nursing home care to bring it in line with the level that applies to the general population.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2011

ICSA welcomes Coveney appointment

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is welcoming the appointment of Simon Coveney has the new Minister for Agriculture.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2011

Farm leader dismisses McCartney’s meat-free campaign

A CAMPAIGN launched in Britain by former Beatle Paul McCartney to go vegetarian once a week to help combat global warming has been dismissed as nonsense by a farm leader in Ireland.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2009

ICSFA strongly objects to electronic sheep-tagging being introduced

THE Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSFA) has strongly objected to the introduction of electronic sheep-tagging.

Fri, 01 May, 2009

ICSA calls for end to WTO talks

The Irish Cattle and Sheepfarmers' Association (ICSA) said today that it is time to call a halt to World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2008

Thompson re-elected

ICSA president Malcolm Thompson and several current position holders were re-elected unopposed at the recent ICSA national executive meeting.

Thu, 06 Dec, 2007

High alert for further spread of foot-and-mouth disease

IRELAND remains on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease amid fears there could be further outbreaks of the disease in Britain.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2007

Irish Farmers' union welcomes collapse of EU talks

The ICSA has become the latest organisation to welcome the collapse of G4 talks aimed at reaching agreement on WTO cuts for farmers.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2007

We need a new vision for rural development

THE fact that agriculture and rural life were given such scant attention in the mainstream public debates that have taken place during the general election campaign is a statement in itself.

Wed, 23 May, 2007

Anger as debate neglects agriculture

IT was frustrating that agriculture was left out of the two pre-election debates on RTÉ this week, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association general secretary Eddie Punch said yesterday.

Sat, 19 May, 2007

Cattle farmers ‘confused’ over charges at beef plants

FARMERS are confused and cynical over the charges and deductions that are applied to the prices they are paid from the sale of their cattle at beef processing plants, according to the findings of a survey published today.

Tue, 08 May, 2007

ICSA announce new vice presidents

THE Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association yesterday announced the unopposed election of two new vice presidents, Paddy Kent, New Ross, Co Wexford, and Edmund Phelan, Caher, Fenor, Co Waterford.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2007

Rent eats profit warning

FARMERS are renting land for far more than it can earn, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006

Students get teeth into meat project

The marketing of Irish meat will be a key focus of third year BSc food business students at UCC.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2006

Committee posts up for grabs

THERE will be contests next week for the chair of both the sheep committee and the suckler committee in the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2006

Mixed response from livestock farmers

OVERALL there is nothing in the Budget that could possibly counteract the likely negative effects of a bad World Trade Organisation deal for the livestock sector.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2005

Budget support for biofuel welcomed

FARM leaders have welcomed the support in the budget for the country’s fledging biofuel industry, but suggested that more needs to be done if it is to become a new and viable enterprise.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2005

Farmers dismiss Church call to eliminate subsidies

FARMERS have rejected a call by the Catholic Church in Ireland to eliminate “all trade distorting farm subsidies” dismissing the suggestion as naïve and preposterous.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2005

Support for the Rossport Five

WE, the undersigned, support the Rossport Five in their demand for the natural resources of Ireland to be used for the benefit of the Irish people, and for those same resources to be extracted in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2005

ICSA learn Welsh ways to bridge the gap to consumer

Everyone in farming is a winner after an Irish team travels to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and scores a breakthrough, reports Ray Ryan.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2005

Waste disposal service under fire

THE Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has claimed that farmers in some counties have been waiting up to two years to have their silage plastics collected.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2005

Students encouraged to focus on meat-marketing scheme

A MEAT-MARKETING project for students at the Faculty of Food Science and Technology in UCC was launched yesterday by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2005

Co-op transfer decision opposed

THE decision by Dairygold Co-op to transfer 120 office jobs from Mitchelstown and Mallow to Cork Airport Business Park is being opposed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

New scheme to help fishermen and farmers

A COMMUNITY-BASED work scheme for farmers and fisherman and their spouses who struggle to make a living was launched yesterday.

Tue, 18 May, 2004

ICSA chief outlines vision for future

The new president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, Malcolm Thompson will outline his vision for the association's future at the AGM in Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, Co Meath, on February 6.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2004

Call to halt long-distance live exports

THE long-distance transport of live animals should be halted during the Irish presidency of the European Union, a protest in Dublin urged yesterday.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2004

Walsh accused of breaking levy deal

ICMSA leader Pat O’Rourke claimed yesterday that a proposal by Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh to introduce a new testing charge for cows being slaughtered runs totally against commitments in the Sustaining Progress agreement.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

Funding will help redress farmers’ losses

FUNDING for the agriculture sector will help redress the losses farmers incurred through last year’s Budget and Estimates, it was claimed yesterday.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2003

Farmers oppose college grants scheme proposal

FARMERS have warned of strong resistance against Education Minster Noel Dempsey’s proposals to assess land and assets to decide who qualifies for college grants.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2003

CAP reality bites as calves lose out on double premia

CALVES being bought in the marts now are unlikely to qualify for the slaughter premium and may never qualify for 21 month Special Beef Premium or extensification.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2003

IFA publishes counter proposals

COUNTER proposals on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and world trade talks were published yesterday by the Irish Farmers’ Association following a National Council meeting in Dublin.

Thu, 22 May, 2003

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.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

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