NEWS & EVENTS

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to clarify the latter’s call for a “robust” CAP Budget following the EU Farm Council meeting on Monday last. At the Farm Council discussions on the ‘The Future of Agriculture in the…

Reacting to the announcement of a round of voluntary redundancies at Tirlan – the State’s largest milk processor – ICMSA President Denis Drennan said that he feared it was “just the beginning” of a massive restructuring of our dairy sector due primarily to current Government policy.    Mr. Drennan said…

Referring to comments reported to have been made by a Kerry Group executive in relation to milk production costs, the Chairperson of ICMSA Dairy’s Committee Chairperson, Noel Murphy, called on Kerry Group to clarify its position in relation to the comments made and accept the “absolutely obvious reality” that the…

The President of ICMSA has said that today’s adaptation of the Nature Restoration Law mere days after the European Elections “smacks of a deep and corrosive cynicism” and displays “in full” the true attitude of some politicians to farming communities and the rural electorates who will be affected. Denis Drennan…

The Chairperson of ICMSA Livestock Committee, Mr. Michael O’ Connell, has said that there is a sense of optimism amongst farmers with the current state of the beef trade, with quotes moving to 520/525 c/kg for steers and 525/530 c/kg for heifers.   Rises in quotes has been well received but…

Commenting on todays’ EPA water quality report, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan said that he is confident that Irish farmers will deliver water quality improvements and what is required is a collaborative approach working with farmers and dealing with issues on a site-specific basis rather than loading more…

The proposal from Dairy Industry Ireland calling for a clear focus in Bord Bia Quality Assurance Schemes on water quality issues amounts to a proposal for additional rules and regulations on farmers and needs to be called out as it is according to Mr. Denis Drennan, President of ICMSA, who…

Dairy markets have moved on considerably during the month of May and not only do dairy farmers need an increase in milk price, the market justifies it and dairy farmers need a strong signal from their milk processor that they understand the pressures on them at present by the delivery…

Speaking following a meeting with the EU Commission’s DG Environment in Brussels on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in Ireland and in particular, the future of the Nitrates Derogation, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan said, that ICMSA clearly stated to the EU Commission the huge significance for…

Commenting on the guidance document published today by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to farmers reclaiming VAT on certain investment items, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan, said that while the guidance document provided clarity on a number of issues, the document did not go far enough and it…