ICMSA say idea of extending commercial rates to farmers is ‘not connected to reality’ Responding to the comments of Patricia Callan of the SFA who has called for the introduction of commercial rates for farmers, the ICMSA President, John Comer, described the idea as utterly unproductive and without any connection to reality. Mr Comer said [...]
The ICMSA has announced that Ciaran Dolan has stepped down from his position as General Secretary of the Association. Mr Dolan will continue to work within the farming and food sector as a consultant in agri-business and agricultural policy as well as pursuing a career as a barrister. In wishing him the best [...]
ICMSA say Yes Vote the only sensible option The President of ICMSA, John Comer, has stated that any sensible examination of our options with reference to the upcoming referendum can only result in a recommendation to vote ‘Yes’. “We may not like the difficult economic position we are in. We may have different views [...]
As Minister announces final Superlevy bill ICMSA calls again for ‘standardised calculating formula’ for quota updates Commenting on the Minister of Agriculture, Food & Marine’s announcement that Ireland was 0.69% over quota and will suffer a superlevy fine of approximately €11m, Pat McCormack, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, said that this will [...]
ICMSA point to ‘stark contrast’ between speed of price cuts and the slowness of price increases The Deputy President of ICMSA and Chairman of their Dairy Committee, Pat McCormack, said he was very disappointed to note the stark contrast between the speed with which Arrabawn cut their price and the very much slower rate [...]
ICMSA Submission To The Inter-Departmental Group on Property Tax March 2012 INTRODUCTION The submission will follow, insofar as it is feasible, the structure suggested for submissions. There are six identified elements in the terms of reference. [...]
ICMSA call for early Fleximilk allocations to soften Superlevy blow With all the signs now indicating that Ireland will incur a superlevy fine, Pat McCormack, Deputy President & Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine and dairy processors to speed up the processing of the [...]
ICMSA repeat ‘quota bubble’ warning The Deputy President of ICMSA and Chairman of its Dairy Committee, Pat McCormack, has once again expressed concern about the prices being paid for quota in the latest exchange with prices varying from 8 to 50 cents per litre. McCormack repeated his organisation’s opinion that the prices being paid in some Co-ops [...]
ICMSA say likely grant changes are ‘a sop’ to anti-farmer sentiment The President of ICMSA, the state’s specialist dairy farmer organisation, has promised that his association will immediately begin a campaign of lobbying against the changes they suspect likely to be recommended by the Capital Assets Implementation group whose existence was confirmed by Minister [...]
