Agri-Business
Only about half of Ireland's the mature breeding herds and flocks are currently vaccinated against the bluetongue virus (BTV).
The ICMSA has said that any solution to the dispute between the knackeries and the department 'better not involve higher charges on farmers'.
North Cork Creameries is being called on to hold an annual general meeting (AGM) to provide clarity to its milk suppliers.
Beef
A farm organisation has claimed that a "narrative" from beef processors on prices is "at odds with the market".
There is increasing resistance to the limitations young farmer must commit to for the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
Payments
Farm leaders have hit out at delays to key payments caused by strike action, describing the disruption as a “massive blow for farmers”.
Schemes
The ICMSA has condemned Ireland's proposals for the next CAP, claiming the plans will accelerate the policy's "slide into irrelevance".
Dairy
Six out of the 14 major co-ops lifted prices for the month, bringing some slight re-ranking to the Milk Price Tracker.
Agri Politics
The Irish government has “failed farmers” with its Budget for 2027, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA).
Rural Life
The ICMSA has expressed scepticism over comments from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon on the CAP this week.
The ICMSA president has said that there is a “direct line” between CAP and food security that "must be recognised".
Forestry
The definition of “active farmer” should include those who plant, manage, and harvest a forest, according to SEEFA.
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Denis Drennan, President of ICMSA, discusses the challenges faced by farmers in 2026 at the...
ICMSA outlined its key issues for CAP post-2027 after meeting with EU Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen.
At the National Ploughing Championships 2026, a panel discusses the challenges of generational...
The president of ICMSA expressed “real concern” over the finding that 57% of farmers haven’t seen a garda checkpoint in two years.
Eamon Carroll, Deputy President of the ICMSA, discusses a survey conducted with Agriland at the...
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told Agriland that succession represents a “huge challenge” and that pressures on farming are “significant”.
A TD has warned of a “a looming crisis in Irish agriculture” in light of the new survey from Agriland and the ICMSA.
TD Paul Lawless said that a survey revealing that one in three farmers intend to leave the sector within five years is "absolutely damning”.
Some 91% of farmers believe that the public perception of farming is a challenge that needs to be addressed.
A major survey shows farming is nearing a "cliff edge", with one-in-three farmers indicating an intention to exit the sector in five years.
The beef chairperson for the ICMSA has that there are "opportunities to exploit EU markets which the Brazilians had in their sights".
