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Longford ICMSA say aspects of Minister McConalogue’s speech were ‘disingenuous’

The President of ICMSA has again criticised Minister McConalogue for what Pat McCormack says is a completely disingenuous message on the ‘voluntary’ nature of Government policy. Citing remarks made by Minister McConalogue at the Tullamore Show in which...

21 Aug 2022 at 09:05

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Longford Leader Farming: ICMSA predicting next week’s milk price announcements to hit 45cpl

... then we can show them our adjusted costs. Putting that together with the market data gives us our price and that’s why ICMSA is saying clearly that every Co-op in Ireland should be paying at least 45cpl in their price announcements for Feb milk due...

15 Mar 2022 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Farming: 40c kg difference between Irish R3 and UK equivalent

...and represents a decision by our Irish processors to underpay their Irish farmer-suppliers”, said Mr Morrison. The ICMSA Chairperson said that as the last of the pandemic measures were lifted across Europe and further afield, there was a...

06 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Bovine TB '70 years and counting'

...that had given us several decades of missed opportunities and often ruinous expense for farmers. Mr McCabe noted that ICMSA alone had attended 30 meetings on TB strategy in just the past year. He said that farmers “desperately” wanted this latest...

01 Mar 2022 at 10:00

Local News

Young Longford farmer awarded prestigious John Feely Scholarship

...are awarded by the John Feely Foundation and are distributed to outstanding young farm students in each of the four ICMSA organisational regions. Presenting the cheques in the Limerick Head Office of the state’s specialist dairy farmer...

13 Feb 2022 at 17:00

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Longford Leader Farming: ICMSA says water quality is 'demonstrably' improving

... arbitrary cuts like those proposed can have a serious and unnecessary impact on the farmers concerned”, he said. The ICMSA President said the proposed changes to the slurry spreading closed periods and the introduction of a soiled water closed...

27 Dec 2021 at 10:00

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ICMSA suspect Govt policy is ‘managed decline’ of farming

The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, said that nobody could be unaware of the widespread perception in rural areas that the Government has taken a decision to ‘wind down’ Ireland’s commercial farming sector and, within that, specifically target...

04 Sept 2022 at 12:04

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Minister McEntee urged to action on ‘organised gangs’ trespassing farmland

Farm organisation ICMSA has asked the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, to request the Gardai to look harder at the growing countrywide problem of gangs trespassing farmland on the pretext of hunting and the levels of intimidation and threat associated...

15 Nov 2022 at 08:03

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Mary Lou McDonald amongst stellar line-up for ICMSA AGM

A special invitation has been issued to Longford members of ICMSA to attend the association’s AGM being held in Limerick’s Castletroy Park Hotel on Monday 5 December. Mindful of the enormous changes both underway and to come in Irish farming, the...

28 Nov 2022 at 18:57

Longfordleader

Longford ICMSA host AGM

The AGM of Longford ICMSA is set for next Wednesday, (November 23) at 8.30pm in the Longford Arms Hotel. This meeting of the local branch of the state’s specialist dairy farmer organisation will be addressed by Denis Drennan, the Deputy President. The...

19 Nov 2022 at 08:00

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Fertiliser costs ‘burning through’ better farm output prices

...customers and support measures must be put in place to recognise the increased costs on the primary producer.” The ICMSA leader said there is “no point in highlighting the high output prices and citing the CSO reports if we’re going to ignore...

07 Nov 2021 at 10:00

Local News

Farm Emissions - ICMSA say rigid target reductions will be overtaken by science

The President of ICMSA has said that the reported cuts in agri-related emissions will be “a huge challenge and one that can only be contemplated – much less achieved – with massive support and commitment from every level of Government in Ireland”. Mr. Pat...

24 Oct 2021 at 13:00

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