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Longford Leader Farming: Farm organisations make proposals on Beef Compensation Fund

In his organisation's proposal, ICMSA president, Pat McCormack (pictured), said the fund should be open to all farmers who finish cattle and payable on animals slaughtered above eight months of age. “ICMSA has proposed a reference period of the...

30 Jun 2020 at 08:00

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Longford farmers urged to take extra care as 'Beast from the East' takes hold

Mr McCabe said that the potential for danger and farm accidents increase in these kinds of conditions and farmers must be vigilant on their own families' behalves and particularly on behalf of elderly neighbours who may well become anxious as the ...

28 Feb 2018 at 19:00

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Government accused of failing farmers with 'pathetic measures' during coronavirus emergency

... They will not be able to play that role if they don’t get government assistance in the immediate future.” Also read: ICMSA call for Farm Assist payments to be increased

29 Apr 2020 at 15:08

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ICMSA say farmers 'at a loss' to understand delay

The ICMSA President, Pat McCormack, has added his voice to the calls for the Brexit Low Cost Loan Scheme for farmers announced by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure in Budget 2018 to be opened as quickly as possible given what he...

17 Aug 2018 at 16:35

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Longford farmers hear ICMSA demand ‘hold’ on milk price

ICMSA dairy chairperson, Noel Murphy, has stated that while dairy markets are under some pressure at wholesale level, it is time for these milk purchasers to show their mettle over the next number of milk price announcements and define and emphasise...

18 Apr 2023 at 07:01

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ICMSA say Government intervention can provide solution 'quickly and cleanly' to VAT issue

...a meeting with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to farmers claiming VAT on certain equipment, the President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan (pictured), said that while the Revenue Commissioners stated that there had been no change in policy, it is...

01 Jan 2024 at 11:59

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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...

21 Aug 2022 at 09:05

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Longford Farming: ICMSA rejects pesticide ‘scare’ and says 99.6% of water samples are compliant

Patrick Rohan, Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm and Rural Affairs Committee said the onus was on farmers ‘and others’ to ensure that pesticides were kept away from water. “The facts indicate that farmers are being extremely careful and conscious in using...

18 Sept 2017 at 11:40

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Longford Leader Farming: Anger as surge in UK beef prices isn't echoed in Ireland

Des Morrison noted that for the week ending 22 August, the price of steers and heifers in the UK increased by 2p/kg up a very significant 47p/kg on the same week in 2019 and 22.6p/kg above the five-year average. “The contrast between prices in ...

07 Sept 2020 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Beef input costs have overtaken increased factory prices

“The cost pressures that have built up substantially in the second half of 2021 and carried into this month. We are already working on the basis that in Net terms farmers finishing cattle today and into 2022 are likely to be in a worse ...

07 Feb 2022 at 10:00

Farming

‘Huge disappointment’ for farmers as details of REAP revealed

...dominates will even get access to any such scheme.” Mr O'Donnell was also critical of the proposed budget for REAP. ICMSA representatives were also unhappy with the proposed budget and structure of the scheme. Speaking following a meeting...

21 Apr 2021 at 20:54

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Are you a Longford student at Agricultural College? Are you interested in a €1500 scholarship?

...colleges: Clonakilty,Kildalton, Pallaskenry, Gurteen, Mountbellew and Ballyhaise and you must be family of an ICMSA member. Just ring 061-314677 or email info@ICMSA.ie to nominate the student, providing the name and the...

26 Oct 2018 at 16:44

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