Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has slammed the current process to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Dairy
The ICMSA has said it is "extremely notable" that the only people who will see their margins affected by cuts to milk costs are farmers.
The ICMSA has met with officials from the European Commission to discuss the renewal of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Agri-Business
The delay in the release of the report from the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming has...
The ICMSA believes the future of many family dairy farms is at risk due to new prosposals to secure Ireland's nitrates derogation.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has queried why the CSO has launched a "deep dive" into agricultural emissions data.
Rural Life
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has said that it is "time for a reality check on the maintenance of rural power lines".
The ICMSA has welcomed the a new 60% grant aid for nutrient storage investments under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3).
The ICMSA president Denis Drennan has urged the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen to ban below-cost selling of food.
The ICMSA is urging “community-minded farmers” to take care and minimise personal risks during Storm Éowyn.
The ICMSA president Denis Drennan has called for "science based solutions" to the issue of bovine tuberculosis (TB).
The Danish dairy farmer Kjartan Poulsen will remain at the helm of the European Milk Board (EMB) as its president.
The upcoming AGM by the ICMSA aims to have a 'for farmers, by farmers' agenda, with political and non-farming input to be kept to a minimum
The ICMSA has called on the new government to introduce an income tax measure "to address excessive swings in farm income".
The ICMSA has welcomed the announcement by the Taoiseach that the incoming changes to the agricultural relief will be "put on hold".
Proposed changes set out in Budget 2025 to Agricultural Relief are a "backward step" according to the ICMSA.
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said that members of farm organisations should be eligible and 'prioritised' for the agriculture appeals panel
The ICMSA has said farmers will be "disappointed" the issue of income volatility has not been dealt with in Budget 2025.
ICMSA president Denis Drennan has called on Taoiseach Simon Harris to act on what it called a "collapse" in farmer incomes.
Irish dairy farming in 2024 is "at a crossroads", according to the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA).
Any proposed inheritance tax reforms in Budget 2025 must distinguish between farm succession and "high net worth investors", the ICMSA said.
The ICMSA has called for the European Commission to make a decision on choosing to "reform margins in the food supply chain or increase direct supports to farmers".
The ICMSA has sought clarity on the government's position when it comes to the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget.
