ICMSA Farm Services Chairman calls on Minister to state position on new AEOS Immediately The Chairman of the ICMSA Farm Services and Environment Committee, Patrick Rohan, has called on Minister Coveney to immediately announce his position on the provision of a new AEOS scheme to ensure that the 23,000 farmers whose REPS 3 contracts have [...]
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ICMSA say exclusion of some dairy farmers from Beef Technology Adoption Programme is counterproductive Following the announcement of the Beef Technology Adoption Programme, Mr. Michael Guinan, Chairperson of ICMSA’s Beef & Cattle Committee, said that all farmers involved in beef production should consider the merits of the scheme for their farm and he strongly urged [...]
ICMSA say 2012 CSO figures point to 'signal failure' of decade-long farm consolidation policies
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Commenting on the Census of Agriculture 2010 “Taking Stock” figures, the ICMSA President, John Comer, said that figures were able to absolutely confirm certain trends while at the same time obscuring or confusing others. In terms of confirming a trend, Mr Comer pointed out that the average size of a holding given for 2010 of [...]
ICMSA welcome reduced Septic Tank Charge but say clarification needed on bigger issues The Chairman of the ICMSA’s Farm Services and Environment Committee, Pat Rohan, has welcomed Minster Hogan’s announcement that the septic tank registration fee has been reduced from €50 to €5 for a limited period. But he repeated ICMSA’s opinion that there is [...]
New ICMSA President sets out his ‘to-do’ list for 2012 The new President of ICMSA, John Comer, has outlined his association’s priorities for the coming year and has pledged to ‘give everything’ he has in the cause of advancing the interests and welfare of farming families. Mr Comer, who is the first president [...]
ICMSA say Noonan’s ‘positive’ undermined by Howlin’s ‘negative’ ICMSA President, Jackie Cahill, welcomed the emphasis on agriculture and exports in today’s speech to the Dail but he said that taken in conjunction with yesterday’s contribution by Minister Howlin – as it should be – the whole pointed to lack of ‘real commitment’ on behalf [...]
ICMSA Summary of Budget 2012 Funding of Farm Schemes REPS 4 There is a reduction of €19 million in REPS funding and this will be implemented by imposing a 10% reduction in payment rates in 2012. However, the Department are currently unsure of how these reductions will apply in practice. This will impact [...]
ICMSA President and General Secretary today (Tuesday 22 November 2011) met Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Directorate Agriculture and Rural Develoment, EU Commission, to discuss CAP Reform proposals at which they addressed issues including the time frame for negotiations, Base Year, Greening, Cross Compliance and the definition of Active Farmer.
ICMSA Submission On Draft European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011; A Guide for Farmers And Guidance for Planning Authorities on Drainage and Reclamation of Wetlands Consultation Draft October 2011 ________________________________________________________________ ICMSA Views and Comments on Draft European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) [...]
Commenting on last Wednesday's announcement by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Richard Bruton of a draft statutory "Code of Practice for Designated Grocery Goods Undertakings", Jackie Cahill, the President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) welcomed the move and described it as a first step in addressing what he described [...]
