NEWS & EVENTS

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, said that the association was “inundated” with calls from farmers complaining about “flagrant” price-gouging and price-jacking. Mr. Drennan said that there were instances of farmers who had received calls on Monday informing them that quotations for fuel they had received the previous Friday were…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O’Connell, has said that the publication of the 2025 Beef Carcase Classification & Price Report has raised questions that will need to be “both asked and answered” in relation to the grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories. Mr O’Connell said that…

Responding to the announcement that both jurisdictions, the Republic’s Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and N.I.’s Dept of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs have launched a ‘pilot’ scheme to co-ordinate attempts to tackle bTB in the specific Donegal/North-West region ICMSA’s Deputy President, Eamon Carroll, who said it was…

Speaking following a meeting with Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, ICMSA President, Denis Drennan said that the first priority for the Irish Government must be to secure an adequate CAP budget under the MFF negotiations during 2026  – and that…

Speaking following the announcement from Senior Department of Agriculture and the Marine officials that the new rules on TB will commence and be applicable in early April, the Deputy President of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, said the announcement followed a meeting between ICMSA and the Department and an exchange of communications arising…

  The Chairperson of ICMSA Farm Business Committee Chairperson, Pat O’Brien, has warned that TAMS is widely perceived to be failing as a scheme and is in danger of becoming “the new ACRES” – the state’s ‘flagship’ agri-environmental scheme widely accepted now to have failed due to underfunding and lack…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has confirmed that he supported a motion of ‘no confidence’ in the Chairperson of Bord Bia and it is now up to Minister Heydon to restore farmer confidence in the semi-state. Mr. Drennan said that the ability of Bord Bia to operate was wholly…

Dear Young Farmer, We would like to thank you for your attendance on our first Young Farmer webinar of 2026. It was a very informative event with comprehensive data and knowledge from Joe Patton of Teagasc and Lucas Fuess of Rabo Bank. Following on from this, we have set a…

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm Business Committee Chairperson, Pat O’Brien, has called on the so-called ‘pillar’ banks to support farmers with fairer and more realistic interest rates and loan flexibilities through 2026 and a farming environment that he said was already “obviously” challenging. Following a productive meeting between the Strategic…

ICMSA Livestock chairperson Michael O Connell has called for urgent action from AHI and ICBF in relation to ongoing issues with postage in advance of the peak calving period.  Mr. O’Connell said that over the past number of months, there has been significant issues with postage where we have seen…