Agri-Business
Replacement live export ship identified and set for inspection
A replacement vessel to transport vital live exports has been identified and is currently being inspected for suitability, the Irish...
Live Exports
Dairy
Live exports: 'It's essential that the shipping issue is resolved ahead of the calving season'
Live export issues and the fodder crisis have been identified as two key areas that need to be addressed as...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Beef
Live export trade vital, contends farmers' group, as protest planned
The live export trade is vital to Irish farmers to ensure competition for the livestock sector, rather than being completely...
Beef
Three boats of cattle set to sail for Turkey
The next number of weeks will be busy on the live export side, with three boats set to sail to...
Rural Life
Protest against live exports planned
A petition starter listed as ‘Compassion in Ireland’ has announced plans to hold a protest against live exports from this...
Agri-Business
Donegal Mart manager calls for removal of 'roadblocks' on live exports
The manager of Donegal Livestock Mart has called on the government to get more involved in lifting what she describes...
Beef
Live exports account for just over 3% of the total value of agri-food exports
Live exports account for an average of close to 3.5% of the total value of Irish agri-food exports, according to...
Beef
Cattle exports 'tabled' with Turkish ambassador
The ICSA (Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association) had a delegation of senior representatives meet with the Turkish Ambassador, His...
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Wexford farmer sees benefits of Youngstock Monitoring Technology
Seamus O’Leary, who milks 130 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows at Coolnagree Dairy in Co. Wexford, splits his calving between autumn...
Opinion
Patrick Kent was in ‘fly swatting’ form last Saturday morning
ICSA President Patrick Kent was in fine form on last Saturday’s RTE Countywide programme with Damien O’Reilly. He was responding...
Beef
ICSA President to investigate alleged cattle welfare breaches in Turkey
ICSA President Patrick Kent will travel to Turkey over the coming days to visit the farms there on which Irish cattle are being...
Beef
Live cattle exports in 2017 up 35% on this time last year
Live cattle exports in 2017 have increased by 35% on this time last year, according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
Boat loads of young bulls to set sail for Turkey from late April
The news that a contract has been agreed to export a reported 20,000 head of young bulls to Turkey has been...
Dairy
Inspection fees on live exports of calves under 3 months to be cut
The veterinary inspection fee payable on live exports of calves under three months of age are to be reduced to...
Sheep
Ireland only 'scratching the surface' on live sheep export potential
There is scope to increase the amount of sheep exported from Ireland by live export means, according to the ICSA’s...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Beef
'Live exports are the key to maintaining Irish cattle prices'
IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Angus Woods has welcomed the re-opening of the Egyptian market to Irish beef exports. But...
Beef
'Capacity of the live cattle trade needs to get back up to 400,000 head'
Ireland needs to get the capacity of the live cattle trade back up to 300,000 to 400,000 head to drive competition...
Beef
Map: Where were Ireland's cattle exported to in 2016?
The number of Irish cattle exported during 2016 has declined by 21.4% on the corresponding period in 2015, figures from...
Beef
'Many more boats required to deal with increase in cattle numbers in 2017'
With live exporters seeking cattle to ship to Libya at the moment, ICSA Beef Chairman Edmond Phelan has said that...