NEWS & EVENTS

The President of ICMSA has described as “stunning” the fact that most dairy farmers in the State have yet to receive official notification from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine on what nitrates ‘Band’ they will be in. Speaking after a recent meeting with officials, Pat McCormack said…

The President of ICMSA, the state’s dairy farmer organisation, has called on the Oireachtas finance committee due to hear AIB’s account of the 90% ‘write-offs’ given to some 1900 borrowers to ascertain – on behalf of the taxpayers who then owned the bank – the basis and criteria for those…

The Deputy President of ICMSA has noted that the 2022 payments due to those farmers eligible under the Hen Harrier scheme are now headed towards their fourth delay. Denis Drennan, who also serves as chair of the association’s Farm & Rural Affairs Committee, said that numerous complaints have been received…

Speaking after a meeting with the Department of Justice, An Garda Siochana, and the National Parks and Wildlife, the Deputy President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that many matters needed to be clarified if what he called the “endemic problem” of farm trespass by organised illegal hunting gangs is to…

The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has said that the association has been made aware of numerous cases where fertiliser suppliers have actually refused to quote enquiring farmers a current price for a specific volume.  Mr. McCormack said the practice was leading to speculation amongst farmers that – as the…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Shane O’Loughlin, has warned farmers intending to engage with TBESS that claims deadline for the first month covered by the scheme, September ’22, is fast approaching.     “The TBESS provides support to qualifying farm businesses in respect of energy costs in the period…

Speaking after receiving many calls from confused and anxious farmers in relation to contradictory the Accelerated Capital Allowances (ACA) for slurry storage, ICMSA’s Farm Business Chairperson, Shane O’Loughlin, has said that the scheme for ACA on Slurry storage is “categorically” open for three years as first indicated in Budget 2023.…

The President of ICMSA has warned that while there is a very strong commitment from farmers to proactively pursue more sustainable farming practices and technologies in that effort, farmers are becoming wary of practices that are ostensibly about helping that commitment but which seem to amount to nothing but anti-competitive…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Des Morrison, has said that factories are facing a stark challenge going into the First Half of 2023 and one that arises “totally” from their unwillingness to recognise the margin pressures beef finishers are under. Mr. Morrison said that the factories reluctance to recognise…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Des Morrison, said that he expects farmer beef prices to move upwards substantially towards par with European Benchmark which we are currently lag significantly. Predicting that the high prices will continue into 2023, Mr Morrison said that many finishers are wary of soring input…