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New Mercosur deal tops the agenda of re-elected ICSA leader Seán McNamara
Noel Bardon
The EU-Mercosur free trade deal is among the key issues the newly re-elected leader of the ICSA will target in his second term.
21 December 2024 News
Life Focus: the 'farmers helping farmers' by listening
Farmers are on hand to provide a listening ear to other farmers experiencing issues with topics ranging from marriage breakup to succession through Life Focus.
20 December 2024 News
Farming News: TB funding boost for vets, Kerry deal and new ICSA president
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Seán McNamara elected to lead ICSA for second term
The Westmeath farmer was reelected president of the drystock farmers’ association on Wednesday evening.
18 December 2024 News
Beef farmers to 'sell hard' as demand outstrips supply
ICSA secretary general Hugh Farrell has said that the factories are in "desperation for numbers".
14 December 2024 News
Two Westmeath farmers in race to become next ICSA president
The ICSA’s national executive will vote on the association’s next president on Wednesday.
13 December 2024 News
Farmers and factories condemn trade deal
The meat industry umbrella group Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has also rejected the Mercosur deal.
11 December 2024 Markets
Provision of weighing scales during farm inspections 'excessive' - ICSA
The ICSA has criticised the need for farmers to have to provide a weighing scales during on-farm inspections.
29 November 2024 News
Concerns over Mercosur deal ‘manoeuvring’ – ICSA
MEPs have warned that the proposed deal, to allow for free trade between the EU and South American countries, could be split into two parts to speed up its approval through the European Union.
20 November 2024 News
Deforestation regulation must practical and fair - ICSA
'This is a common-sense step at a time when excessive regulations are making it harder for farmers to stay in business,' the ICSA has said.
15 November 2024 News
ICSA condemns exclusion of farmer-recorded data from ICBF evaluations
The ICSA said that only weight data recorded by ICBF technicians, which accounts for around 10% of total weights collected under SCEP, is used in the calculation of genetic evaluations.
13 November 2024 News
Government must 'pony up' science on fertiliser cuts
A clampdown on fertiliser use on lower-stocked farms has been slated by the INHFA and ICSA.
10 November 2024 News