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Citizens’ assembly on agriculture the wrong model, says farming group

...that it may double up on previous work. Eddie Punch, general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) told the PA news agency that the idea was “ill thought-out”. “After a couple of weeks where everybody seems to have an...

06 Aug 2022 at 12:00

Longfordleader

Farming organisations welcome AIB u-turn on branch changes

Farming organisations have welcomed AIB's u-turn on plans to change 70 of its branches to a cashless operation. ICSA president Dermot Kelleher welocmed the news noting that AIB had planned to turn these branches “into non-functioning, cashless white...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Focus on fuel and fertiliser costs - ICSA

...are going to struggle to make the normal quantities of silage unless something is done about escalating costs. That is why ICSA is proposing a fertiliser voucher of €2,000, as a subsidy to buy up to €4,000 worth of fertiliser. This is targeted at lower...

13 Mar 2022 at 16:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: €7.50/kg is ‘absolute minimum’ required for winter finishers

“ICSA is putting retailers and processors on notice that the escalation of costs means that anything less will be a complete loss-making venture, on the assumption that ration is around €500/ton,” he said. “ICSA has been analysing figures for...

05 Jun 2022 at 11:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: No incentive to produce organic beef

“This week we have seen the prices paid for conventional cattle exceeding those paid for organic cattle. This is completely unsustainable when you consider the higher costs involved in rearing organic cattle,” he said. “It should come as no surprise ...

31 May 2022 at 08:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: VAT exemption needed on low-emission slurry spreading equipment

“LESS has become a huge part of our climate action strategy but the cost of putting it in place is just too great for most. The fact that VAT on a standard 2,500-gallon spreader can be upwards of €10,000 is a huge factor and one that should be ...

03 Apr 2022 at 16:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Anger over lack of consultation over removal of green waste exemption

... the practical realities are that there will always be material left that has no other practical use,” noted the ICSA spokesperson. “The only cost effective and efficient way of dealing with this is to burn it. It would be prohibitively...

14 Feb 2022 at 17:01

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: CAP plan will devastate cohort of farmers

“The plan will hit a cohort of our most productive farmers who will see a devastating cut in their Basic Payment. Many beef, sheep and tillage farmers who do not have off-farm income will find it very difficult to achieve viability,” he said. ...

03 Jan 2022 at 09:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: ICSA calls for GLAS extension deadline to be extended

...were called upon to respond via text message indicating if they wished to carry on with the scheme. However, ICSA understands that some text responses are not getting through to the Department if they are sent using some of the...

19 Dec 2021 at 09:00

Farming

Beef Taskforce must have powers to deliver meaningful change

ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has said he welcomes Minister McConalogue’s commitment to establish a new strategic beef forum following the publication of the final Beef Taskforce report, penned by its chair Michael Dowling. However, Mr Graham...

03 Dec 2021 at 17:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: ICSA want their beef efficiency proposal implemented

ICSA president, Dermot Kelleher said, “The minister is now talking about reducing the average slaughter age from 27 to 24 months. This cannot be achieved by magic. It will cost beef finishers substantially to deliver this, given rising fees costs...

14 Nov 2021 at 08:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Little change in average cattle and sheep prices

Cattle prices 27 July 2021 No change in the prices for steers at €4.15-€4.25/kg No change for heifers at €4.40/kg No change in the price for bulls at €4.20/kg (U&R U16 mts) €4.30/kg (U&R O16 mts) No change in the price for cows at €3....

09 Aug 2021 at 17:00

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