NEWS & EVENTS

Reacting to the draft Programme for Government published earlier today, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that sections dealing with agriculture contained much that was both interesting and encouraging and he said that aside from the ambitions set out, there was an admirable change in tone evident that saw…

Against a background where more than 2000 farmers are still awaiting the balance of their 2023 ACRES payment, ICMSA Deputy President, Eamon Carroll, called on DAFM to prioritise these payments and dedicate the time and resources necessary to addressing delays he said were “outrageous” and which risked farmer confidence in…

Commenting on the first price announcement for the final month of 2024 Milk Prices, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee. Noel Murphy stated that while the base price remained unchanged for November, it was encouraging and positive to see Lakeland Diaries pay a bonus of 0.8cpl paid on all milk…

The delivery to the Irish economy of a record €17 billion of exports in 2024 is testament to the hard work and ingenuity of Irish farmers and the food industry, according to Denis Drennan, President of ICMSA. He added that the results were even more notable given that 2024 was…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O Connell, has welcomed the hugely positive start to the new year’s beef trade and said that it is absolutely essential that beef prices remain strong for the year ahead, so as to close the gap with our UK counterparts and deliver a…

Welcoming confirmation from the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine that all individuals who are farming up to 170kgs of N per hectare before slurry exports are now eligible for the 60% grant for the trailing shoe slurry spreader, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, welcomed the…

Commenting on the EPA’s early insight nitrogen concentration data published recently, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Denis Drennan, said that the January-June data for 2024 is certainly cause for optimism as we move into 2025, a year that is critical in terms of securing the nitrates derogation post 2025.   As…

The President of ICMSA has said that the Irish Government will have to move quickly and signal immediately its intention to not ratify any Mercosur Agreement – either in whole or part.   Mr. Denis Drennan said that it appeared that Commission officials were seizing the opportunity provided by the current…

  The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, has called on the Government to address what he said was a serious anomaly that had farmers who had changed their enterprise status from ‘Sole Trader’ to ‘Partnership’ being asked to pay often sizable amounts of ‘back’ PRSI on the…

While acknowledging the recent welcome increases in beef price, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O Connell, has derided as “rubbish” and “scaremongering” warnings from the beef processors that prices will be dropped immediately after the Christmas trade ‘Kill’ and we will head into the New Year in a…