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Post-Christmas beef price correction ‘scaremongering rubbish’ - ICMSA
James Hanly
The warning refers to a price correction or adjustment mode which will come into effect in the new year, which the ICMSA has described as “rubbish” and “scaremongering”.
7 November 2024 News
ICMSA pressures co-ops to pass market gains back to farmers
A cautious confidence beginning to emerge on milk supplies will only be sustained if milk prices rise, the ICMSA's dairy chair has warned co-ops.
4 November 2024 News
ACRES will ‘fizzle out’ without full review - ICMSA
It comes in response to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s announcement that a there will be a review into ACRES for farmers over the coming months.
Delay farm transfer relief changes welcomed by IFA and ICMSA
IFA farm business chair Bill O’Keeffe said the IFA was keen to ensure that agricultural relief was targeted towards genuine farmers.
1 November 2024 News
Urea ban proposal sparks farmer push-back
The farm organisations have called for concerns regarding protected urea to be addressed, before sales of straight urea are prohibited.
30 October 2024 News
‘Ridiculous’ exclusions from Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme - ICMSA
ICMSA livestock committee chair Michael O’Connell made the statement after Fleckvieh and Montbeliarde breed calves were excluded from the scheme.
30 October 2024 News
Dutch cheese in school meals an insult to Irish dairy - ICMSA
The ICMSA has received reports that some cases of the cheese supplied to the school meals scheme, operated by the Department of Social Protection, are Dutch cheddar.
30 October 2024 News
Money for Mercosur?
EU enthusiasm for getting Mercosur trade deal approved means that deals could be done to overcome opposition.
23 October 2024 News
Departing TDs have served the public as best they could
Our politicians are flawed, but we should be grateful for the integrity of our politics.
23 October 2024 Dealer
ICMSA questions 'nutrient usage' proposal
ICMSA has expressed concern that the nutrient usage surplus is a crude metric to measure farmers environmental performance.
23 October 2024 News
Jackie Cahill will not contest next election
Jackie Cahill has said he “sincerely regrets” the short notice, but that “personal circumstances” have dictated the decision not to run.
21 October 2024 News
Beef price increases are necessary - ICMSA
ICMSA livestock committee chair Michael O’Connell welcomed the price rise, with factories working on securing adequate supplies in the run-up to the Christmas trade.
21 October 2024 News