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ICMSA say Minister’s TB proposals need to be balanced and fair for all stakeholders

2025-05-28

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that what ICMSA is looking for in the current discussions in relation to TB is an ‘Action Plan’ that will set out clearly the requirements on everyone from farmers to other players in the livestock industry, including vets, the DAFM and other…

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ICMSA say EU Commission briefing on Mercosur was “a waste of everyone’s time”.

2025-05-22

Referring to yesterday’s (21st May) meeting at the Commission Offices in Dublin ostensibly for the purposes of allowing Commission officials to give specific responses to the detailed questions put to them by the Irish farm organisations, the President of ICMSA said the exercise had been “hugely disappointing”.    Mr. Denis…

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ICMSA say EU Commission’s just published ‘Simplification Agenda’ is unconvincing and unfunded

2025-05-14

Commenting on today’s (May 14) publication of EU Commission’s proposals to simplify the CAP, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that the proposals are unconvincing and while they may involve some minor improvements for some farmers, the overall ‘regulatory tide’ shows no sign of easing. Mr. Drennan said that…

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ICMSA question proposal to give ESB even more powers over others’ lands

2025-04-09

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that farmers will be ‘moving to high alert’ following reports that ESB Networks are seeking even more powers in relation to land use and access as their response to the mass outages caused by trees falling on power lines during Storm Eowyn.…

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Milk price “in positive place” – ICMSA want reversal of cuts to Feb price and March base price in excess of 50cpl

2025-04-08

As the dairy sector prepares for the third-round of 2025 milk price announcement, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Noel Murphy, has called for a reversal of cuts made to the February milk price. Mr. Murphy said the fact that only two processors cut – and those were the first two…

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ICMSA say response from European Intellectual Property Office does not support claim of IP on Artificial Insemination

2025-04-02

  The ICMSA has again called on the four AI stations who dominate the Irish AI (cattle artificial insemination) market and who have collectively decided to apply IP (Intellectual Property) to the offspring of farmers’ cows from specific bulls to immediately suspend their decision and enter proper discussions with farmer…

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ICMSA say new measures involve all TB burden being lumped onto farmers

2025-03-27

Speaking after the TB Forum meeting held today (26 March), the Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, has said that the association “had no intention” of asking farmers to accept very significant portions of the proposed TB measures presented at today’s meeting. Mr. Carroll said the fact that would ‘jump…

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ICMSA say slow review on TAMS Costings is costing “valuable time” on improving water quality

2025-03-12

The Chairperson of ICMSA Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, has urged the Department of Agriculture to complete its review of TAMS reference costs and proceed “immediately” with the increases that all know must follow. “This delay is ‘knocking-on’ and effectively jamming up the system as interested farmers await the publication…

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ICMSA meet Minister Heydon as Irish farming enters “critical period”

2025-03-06

Speaking after leading a delegation of ICMSA national officers to meet Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Martin Heydon, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan said that the meeting had gone into detail on the issues facing Irish farming and the wider agri sector in the critical upcoming period. Describing…

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Irish farmers paying a “crippling” 3% more than European counterparts on farm loans & financing

2025-03-04

ICMSA Farm Business Committee Chairperson, Pat O’Brien, is urging financial institutions to reduce interest rates for farmers as crippling rates are disincentivising investment and threatening generational renewal.  The Farm Business Chairperson said that Irish farmers are often being charged up to 3% more for finance by Irish pillar banks than…

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