Farming organisations have welcomed the majority of announcements on the sector in yesterday’s Budget. IFA President Joe Healy said Budget 2017 responded positively to IFA’s farm income campaign with significant measures on low-cost loans, increased funding for farm schemes, the reversal of cuts to Farm Assist and flexibility on income averaging to help deal with […]
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ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has called for the October 15 deadline for slurry spreading to be extended due to the volume of waterlogged farmlands around the country. “ICSA has recently visited several farmers who are struggling with lands which have been impacted by recent heavy rainfalls. This has severely limited their ability to
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Following the heart breaking news of another tragedy on Irish farms, ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has called for farmers to take more care of themselves and their loved ones while operating machinery and handling livestock. “All farming sectors are experiencing a difficult time right now with poor prices and inclement weather conditions adding
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The ICSA recently launched the first independent national agriculture crime survey to be carried out in Ireland and is encouraging Roscommon farmers to take part. The agriculture crime study will be carried out in conjunction with Dr Kathleen Moore Walsh (Law & Criminology Lecturer) and Louise Walsh (Accounting & Economics Lecturer) of Waterford Institute of
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The two main Farming have congratulated Michael Creed on his appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and highlighted a number of key areas that need attention. Wishing him well in the role, IFA President Joe Healy said he looked forward to an early meeting with Minister Creed to discuss the severe income
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The ICSA and IFA have cautiously welcomed reports from Brussels which suggest that Beef is among a number of “sensitive products” which has been removed from the draft offer on Mercosur being considered by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. ICSA president Patrick Kent says he is hopeful that the EU Commission will listen to the
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The Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has met with the Financial Ombudsman to explore the options available to farmers who feel they are getting a raw deal from banks and other financial entities. ICSA president Patrick Kent said that ICSA was increasingly concerned at the pressure faced by farmers in financial difficulty. “ICSA
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Farming bodies have reacted angrily to the news that the Department of Communications’ is experiencing delays in the bidding process for the National Broadband Plan. The National Broadband Plan had promised to deliver subsidised modern Internet to 750,000 rural homes and businesses by 2020. The awarding of the contracts was set to take place in
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ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has called for Beef Data Genomics Programme training courses to be made more accessible to time constrained farmers. Referring to the fact that such courses are only provided for during weekday business hours Mr Kelleher said “Consideration must be given to those farmers juggling both on and off farm off
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ICSA Sheep Chairman John Brooks says that the Roscommon Lamb Festival 2016, which runs over the May Bank Holiday weekend, from April 27th to May 2nd this year, will have widespread appeal and offers something for everyone, urban and rural. “The festival is a unique celebration of sheep farming, food and local heritage,” said Mr
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Both the IFA and ICSA have expressed grave concern at the recent awarding of €40,000 in damages to a hill walker following an incident while walking on the Wicklow Mountains and the repercussions for farmers. ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock said “This sends out a clear message to farmers and landowners that hill walkers
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ICSA beef chairman Edmond Phelan has said that Bord Bia should take a leaf out of Ornua’s book who yesterday (April 13) announced the suspension of the dairy farmer levy in light of the sector’s difficulties. “ICSA believes that the Bord Bia farmer levy should be suspended until such time as viable markets for cattle
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ICSA president Patrick Kent has re-iterated his calls for Ireland to do everything possible to block a Mercosur deal involving the concession of tariff rate quotas. Speaking in advance of Monday’s Farm Council meeting in Luxembourg, Mr Kent said that the current agricultural outlook in Europe was bad enough “without adding fuel to the fire.”
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ICSA president Patrick Kent has expressed deep alarm at progress on a Mercosur trade deal between the EU and South America, which includes proposals for a tariff rate quota for beef. “Our worst fears are beginning to crystallise with a proposal which would be utterly disastrous for the beef sector here. A tariff rate quota
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ICSA rural development chairman Seamus Sherlock has expressed alarm at Minister Alan Kelly’s recent musings at the Forum on Housing and Homelessness suggesting that Article 43 of the Irish constitution, which deals with property rights, may have to be changed. “Changing an individual’s property rights would do nothing to solve the current homelessness problem and
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