Agri-Business
The ILMA has claimed that the law change around veterinary medicines could result in eight out of every nine of its members closing.
ICOS has said that agricultural co-operatives are "aggrieved" that new vet medicine rules have been signed into law without amendment.
The "elephant in the room" in the licenced merchants debate comes down the the regulatory body, the...
The consultation process regarding the sale of anti-parasitic products going forward has...
The lack of progress made on the issue of anti-parasitic products has been criticised by a farming...
Licenced merchants "will have been left deeply disappointed" by the Taoiseach's reply to concerns, according to independent TD Carol Nolan.
Agri Politics
Farmer views must be "front and centre" in the antiparasitic medicines debate which is currently ongoing, according to the ICSA.
The Department of Agriculture has yet to provide any response to "substantive legal evidence" on a possible derogation for agri merchants.
Farmers "will be the biggest losers" in the proposed changes to the sale and supply of antiparasitic products if the issue is not addressed.
Officials at the department are weighing up the "pros and cons" of only allowing vets prescribe medicines, but not sell them.
The Independent Licensed Merchants Association (ILMA) has appointed Ian Scott as its new secretary general.
Assurances provided by the Department of Agriculture on the challenges facing licensed merchants are "less than convincing", a TD says.
