NEWS & EVENTS

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Noel Murphy, has said that the latest market indicators will almost certainly increase farmer milk price in the forthcoming round of milk price announcements. With the announcements of October milk price imminent, Mr. Murphy said that a combination of stronger Global Dairy Trade (GDT)…

ICMSA has proposed 20 simplifications to farmer ‘paperwork’ that they maintain would make a real difference for farmers.  The Association’s President, Denis Drennan, said that the onus was now on the regulators and politicians to either introduce the suggested changes or else to explain precisely why all involved had to…

The Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, has expressed serious concern regarding the Draft General Scheme of the EU Deforestation and Forest Degradation Bill and is calling on Government and Oireachtas members to ensure that provisions potentially extending the legislation beyond forests are removed before the legislation progresses. Mr. Carroll…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O’Connell, has urged farmers to be proactively vigilant in the face of a concerning rise in the number of cases over the past few weeks. Noting new incidences on a practically weekly basis, Mr O’Connell said that it is especially disappointing given that…

Speaking following a ‘side’ meeting with the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessica Roswall, the President of ICMSA, Denis Dreannan said that he took the opportunity to outline to the Commissioner the huge efforts being made by the agriculture industry – and particularly,…

ICMSA Livestock Chairperson, Michael O Connell, has completely contradicted what he said was “a fairy story” being put about by the factories to the effect that the market is experiencing downward price pressure.   Mr. O’Connell said there was no basis for these reports considering the opportunities across UK and EU…

Responding to news of the postponement of BISS and CRISS payments to 27th October, the ICMSA President, Denis Drennan, said the announcement this evening was “stunning and totally inexplicable”.   Mr. Drennan said that the unions concerned had given notice of the strike action at least three weeks ago and it…

With the granting of the extension of the derogation last December to the end of 2028, one of the restrictions introduced was the verification of internal slurry transfers from the milking platform to ‘out blocks’ or non-milking platform lands – a restriction, incidentally, that flies in the face of the…

Expressing disappointment that there was no direct engagement between the Department and the farm organisations on proposed new animal welfare powers, ICMSA Deputy President, Eamon Carroll, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine to spell out precisely what his intentions are in relation to the additional powers…

Speaking today on the final day of the National Ploughing Championships and just after a visit to the Association’s stand by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Hansen, ICMSA President Denis Drennan said that while there were enormously complex matters to be resolved, there were four issues that were ‘Head and Shoulders’…