NEWS & EVENTS

The President of ICMSA has said that the continuing delays on the release of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming is becoming “as concerning as it is perplexing”.  Kilkenny farmer Denis Drennan said that the Commission’ findings were expected to be published at the end of June, nearly six…

ICMSA livestock committee chair Michael O Connell has called out meat processors for what he considers their futile attempt to regain control of the beef trade. Mr O’Connell cited reports that some processors have indicated they would not slaughter cattle unless they had more than 30-days residency in the final…

The Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, has repeated his call on the Minister of Agriculture Food and the Marine to extend the closing date for applications for the Forgotten Farmer Scheme from August 13 to the end of September. Mr Carroll said that it was proving near impossible for…

The two organisations have been involved in a negotiating process with Uisce Ėireann on the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project for a number of months.  The process was undertaken with a view to agreeing a package that would be offered to landowners whose lands are on the proposed pipeline…

While welcoming the long-awaited opening of the Forgotten Farmer Scheme designed to provide long-overdue recognition and support for farmers who missed out on payments during the mid-2000s, ICMSA said that the scheme as outlined was unfairly narrow and restrictive. The Association’s Deputy President, Eamon Carroll said that while the scheme’s…

Commenting on today’s announcement on the EU’s MFF and associated CAP reform, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that the so-called ‘reforms’ were actually just a speeded-up timetable for the EU’s withdrawal of direct supports to farming and primary food production.   Mr. Drennan said that certainly farmers would not…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine to immediately spell out in full his plans in relation to the Appropriate Assessment for Nitrates and alleviate the enormous uncertainty that now hangs over family dairy farms and, by extension, the wider dairy…

Commenting on the current discussions in relation to milk supply contracts at EU level and the proposal to impose specific requirements on milk processors in terms of written contracts with their suppliers, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Noel Murphy said that it is ICMSA’s strong view that the requirements…

Following on from a meeting with Department of Agriculture officials on Monday 14 July around farmer compliance with the new EU Deforestation Regulations, the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O’Connell, has called again on the Department to re-evaluate what he described as a “dizzyingly complicated and cumbersome process” by…

“Processors have been forced to halt price pulling due to dwindling numbers, but some have sought to try ‘pull the wool over farmers eyes’ by quoting base prices of €7.00 for steers and €7.10 for heifers when 20 – 30c/kg more is freely available.  Processors should be ashamed to quote €7.00/kg…