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
Feb 21
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 slight improvement in Super Levy position but urges farmers to remain ‘extremely vigilant’ on individual position Commenting on the announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine that the official milk quota position at the end of January 2012 was 0.3% under quota, Mr. Pat McCormack, Deputy President [...]
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 [...]
ICMSA say Rural Economy would greatly benefit if Dairy Equipment Scheme Funding was 'frontloaded'
Feb 9
ICMSA say Rural Economy would greatly benefit if Dairy Equipment Scheme Funding to be ‘frontloaded’ With the 31 January marking the completion of the first tranche of applicants for the Dairy Equipment Scheme, Pat McCormack, Deputy President and Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, said that the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine should seriously consider [...]
Comer calls for Minister and Commissioner to ‘make the political decision’ on supporting active farmers over non-active landowners “The Commission has come and gone but serious questions remain undecided. The next phase must see Ireland come forward with hard and tested proposals in the three most critical areas, namely: the distribution of the SFP [...]
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 [...]
The new President of ICMSA is Castlebar farmer, John Comer. Mr Comer had served as Deputy President. The position of Deputy President was won by Pat McCormack, the current Chairman of the Dairy Committee. The position of Chairman of the Beef & Cattle Committee was secured by Offaly’s Michael Guinan. Mr Comer’s election as 12th 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 [...]
