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ICMSA meet FF’s Micheal Martin and repeat conviction that “practical, progressive and fair” solutions are available for sustainable Irish farming

2020-02-03

ICMSA had a meeting with Micheal Martin, the Fianna Fail Leader, in Limerick today giving ICMSA President, Pat McCormack, the opportunity to repeat his association’s mantra that there are “do-able, practical, fair and progressive” solutions possible to the challenges besetting Irish farming.  Mr. McCormack said that from ‘Day One’ of the…

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ICMSA welcome milk price rises and predict further rises to “cusp of peak-production”

2020-01-31

ICMSA Dairy Chairperson, Ger Quain, said that his organisation has already predicted a series of prices rises through Q1 and certainly up to the cusp of peak-production: “We’re satisfied that the Co-ops have now accepted that it is no longer feasible to deny the market reality that is evident to…

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Pre Budget

ICMSA Guide To Election 2020 – The Questions That Farmers Need Answered

2020-01-23

ICMSA Guide To Election 2020 – The Questions That Farmers Need Answered    

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ICMSA launch Election Guide to farming issues and identify relentless pressure on income and “constant attacks” from “most aggressive and arrogant elements of environmental movement” as the two key elements

2020-01-22

ICMSA have stated that they intend having a copy of their ‘ICMSA Guide to General Election 2020’ on its way to every candidate standing in a rural constituency and association officer within days. ICMSA President, Pat McCormack, met Leo Varadkar in Adare last night, handed over a copy of the…

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ICMSA say food debate has been “taken hostage by hype”

2020-01-10

The President of ICMSA has said that what should be a considered and scientific debate about diet and environmental sustainability has effectively been taken hostage by the hype around campaigns aimed at switching consumers from red meat and dairy-based diets to synthetic substitutes of often doubtful nutritional value and origins.…

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ICMSA says First Quarter of 2020 should bring “series” of milk price rises

2020-01-08

ICMSA Dairy Chairperson, Ger Quain, said that early indicators of dairy markets in 2020 make for positive reading and he said that the association anticipates a series of milk price rises as the market works through the data and moves forward. Mr. Quain cited the recently published European Union Agricultural…

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Minister Creed must intervene on increased Fallen Animal Collection Charges

2020-01-07

ICMSA has called on the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine to immediately intervene and resolve the dispute between the Department and fallen animal collectors which their Deputy President, Lorcan McCabe, says is leading to considerably increased charges for farmers removing deceased animals in the last number of months.…

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ICMSA Christmas Greetings to our Members

2019-12-23

                                                                                     To all ICMSA Members. Wishing you a Safe Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year to you and your family. Best Wishes from all at ICMSA. Pat McCormack President ICMSA

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Support Scheme For Calf Rearing Welcomed But ICMSA Want Dairy Beef Production Incentive

2019-12-20

Commenting on the announcement of a €1.5m support scheme for calf rearing designed to cover a 40% grant for computerised calf feeders, milk carts and calf pen dividers amongst other items, ICMSA President Pat McCormack welcomed the scheme but maintained that the scheme should be ‘demand-led’ with a fast-track approval…

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ICMSA Issue ‘Reminder’ For 31 December Nitrates Reporting Deadline

2019-12-18

Cross-Compliance fines related to farmers exceeding the 170kgs of N/hectare nitrates limit or the 250kgs of N/hectare limit in the case of derogation farms are quite common and to reduce farmers’ exposure to such penalties in 2019, it is essential that farmers inform the Department by 31 December 2017 of…

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