Leitrim councillor challenges Donegal farm leader over fodder comments
A Leitrim farmer has hit out at the head of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association in Donegal and challenged him to a debate on the realities of the fodder crisis. Chairperson of the ICSA in Donegal, Malcolm Thompson said before Christmas that farmers need to stop ‘running crying’…
Farmers losing credibility by constantly ‘running crying’ to the govt for funding
A senior farming representative in Donegal says farmers are losing credibility by always running ‘crying to the government’ for money. Chair of the Donegal branch of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association Malcolm Thompson was speaking after ongoing calls for the government to set up a fodder support scheme.…
ICSA want farmers rewarded for reducing suckler cow numbers
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association is to call on the Minister for Agriculture to introduce a new grant to reward farmers for reducing their suckler cow numbers. The ICSA Suckler Chairman Dermot Kelleher is calling for the grant to be awarded to those who aim to get out…