NEWS & EVENTS

  The President of ICMSA has accused successive Irish Governments of a split-personality attitude to regulation and enforcement that “is gradually wearing down the decent majority.”  Pat McCormack said that it was absolutely infuriating to be reading again about an epidemic of theft right across rural areas aimed at harvesting…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee said that today’s (25/01) announcement by Fonterra Co-op in New Zealand that its forecast milk price for 2022 will further increase is a clear indication of the direction of milk price. Mr Noel Murphy said that while the Association expects price-per-litre to reach 43…

The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has welcomed the decision of the European Parliament to accept amendments to the ANIT Committee proposals on animal transport.  Mr. McCormack said that the proposals from the ANIT Committee were clearly unworkable from both the perspective of animal welfare and farming. He said he…

Addressing the upcoming vote in the EU Parliament on animal transport regulations, the President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, said that it is vital that any decisions taken in relation to animal transport legislation have a strong scientific basis and are “not based on pre-defined political views.” Mr. McCormack said he…

Reviewing market returns throughout the twelve months of 2021 and the milk price paid to farmers, the newly elected Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Noel Murphy, said that significant returns from the market were achieved last year and milk processor boards must now look at paying an end-of-year bonus to milk…

  Commenting on the report produced by the ANIT Committee in the European Parliament, the President of ICMSA said that while respecting the right of the Committee to set outs its view on animal transport, it is absolutely essential that decisions taken in relation to animal transport legislation have a…

Speaking after a meeting of the Antiparasitic Implementation Committee, ICMSA Deputy President, Lorcan McCabe, welcomed the deferral of part of the Veterinary Medicine Regulation and said that the deferral should apply to all the regulation to allow sufficient time to come up with practical and workable solutions for both farmers, vets…

Responding to the Glanbia announcement, ICMSA President, Pat McCormack, said that the association would look carefully at the proposal before coming to any decision on whether to recommend it or not. Mr. McCormack noted Glanbia PLC’s enthusiastic and positive vision of a post purchase future where the Co-op became ‘one…

   The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, said that farmers will constructively engage with the climate action plan, but he warned that “farmers will not be made fools of” and the Government needs to show due respect to the farming and rural communities. “Farmers are perfectly entitled to feel that…