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ICSA backs Agri-Food Regulator’s calls for more power
Noel Bardon
The regulator has sought the power to compel players in the agri-food supply chain to turnover information to the office, as it is currently only able to ask for this data.
4 September 2024 News
TB eradication staff shortage is ‘simply unacceptable’ - ICSA
It follows on from the Department’s update on the eradication group in which Minister Charlie McConalogue raised concerns about underfunding and understaffing.
29 August 2024 Breeding & health
Merchants slam vets' take on medicines
Adam Woods has the latest on the vet medicines row between vets and merchants.
‘Unfair’ land tax should target derelict sites - ICSA
The tax was set to take effect in February 2025, with a 3% tax applied to the land's market value.
20 August 2024 News
ICSA calls for increased suckler support in Budget 2025
The ICSA feel the first way to stop this decrease is to allocate greater funding to the suckler sector in Budget 2025 through a revamped Beef Welfare Scheme.
16 August 2024 News
Commission on generational renewal a 'step in the right direction'
The ICSA says it will be seeking to ensure that farmer representatives and “the voices of young farmers” are at the forefront of this conversation.
12 August 2024 News
Dedicated sheep dipping scheme must be set up – ICSA
Sheep dipping has only been optional as part of the Sheep Improvement Scheme at a rate of €4 per head.
9 August 2024 News
ICSA urges livestock farmers to order straw
Livestock farmers urged to liaise with tillage farmers after straw scheme change.
29 July 2024 News
Transparency on future direction of beef prices needed – ICSA
ICSA beef chair John Cleary hit out at the prices offered by processors in recent months, calling them “disgraceful."
25 July 2024 News
Calls for minister to reverse decision on straw
The IFA and IGG met the Minister for Agriculture on Tuesday to discuss the debacle.
24 July 2024 News
Calls for Budget 2025 action after 57% fall in farm incomes
Farm groups have been keen to highlight the results of Teagasc's National Farm Survey to Government ahead of Budget 2025.
24 July 2024 News
Straw scheme funding must still be paid if bales are made - ICSA
Straw Incorporation Measure payments will be needed to keep tillage farmers afloat, even if straw chopping is scrapped for 2024, the ICSA said.
19 July 2024 News