ICMSA

ICMSA's Drennan says Govt should act now on costs of fuel & fertilisers in advance of silage and sowing season icmsa.ie/icmsas-drennan…

ICMSA say HSA Code of Practice on telescopic telehandlers “way over the top” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-hsa-…

ICMSA say Minister is specifically accountable for TB reset - “Clear communication is key” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-mini…

ICMSA welcome Bluetongue Vaccination as an option for 2026 Beef & Sheep Welfare Schemes – but want it extended to other schemes icmsa.ie/icmsa-welcome-…

ICMSA say “penny-pinching” reductions to Green Diesel “the equivalent of throwing a bun at a bear” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-penn…

ICMSA say EU Commission will need to go further than “monitoring” fertiliser supplies & prices icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-eu-c…

ICMSA say Aurivo-Dale Farm Strategic Partnership “must deliver for farmer-suppliers” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-auri…

ICMSA say proposed budget for CAP post 2027 is “a fairytale” and “make-believe economics” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-prop…

Beef Prices – ICMSA say factories “couldn’t care less” about finishers’ losses and point to 41,000 tonnes of beef imported here just last year icmsa.ie/beef-prices-ic…

ICMSA say BVD valuations and processes are underfunded, cumbersome and ineffective icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-bvd-…

ICMSA call for Bluetongue Vaccine to be made available in smaller volumes icmsa.ie/icmsa-call-for…

ICMSA say “Utter Confusion” on new bTB Rules must be addressed immediately icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-utte…

ICMSA say Govt in danger of hypocrisy – “State is actually benefitting from astronomical rise in fuel prices” icmsa.ie/icmsa-say-govt…

The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has welcomed the re-opening of trade in live cattle to Northern Ireland following the Ministerial announcement this afternoon. icmsa.ie/the-president-…

ICMSA note “positive feel” around upcoming milk price announcements – “The market has moved up and so must milk prices” icmsa.ie/icmsa-note-pos…

Price ‘Gouging’ – ICMSA say Govt behaving like a “mildly disapproving spectator” icmsa.ie/price-gouging-…

ICMSA cite Govt Beef Carcase Report and say “failure” to supervise grading and stat collection in beef factories is likely costing farmers “millions” icmsa.ie/icmsa-cite-gov…

ICMSA welcome North-South ‘pilot scheme’ co-ordination on bTB icmsa.ie/icmsa-welcome-…

Farmers try CCTV and drones in bid to fight organised theft gangs rte.ie/news/primetime… via @rte

ICMSA’s Denis Drennan: “If CAP is to have any future it must have an adequate budget” icmsa.ie/icmsas-denis-d…