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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…
Read MoreReferring 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…
Read MoreCommenting 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…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreSpeaking 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreSpeaking 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…
Read MoreICMSA 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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