The question we need to ask
The unofficial theme of our AGM held on November 17 was: what exactly is the Government’s issue with...
An urgent question that demands an answer
How does Ireland keep its dairy dividend?
An abject surrender
It is a very old axiom for any kind of competition or match that, while there is no disgrace in losing,...
A disaster for rural economy
The milk price reductions so far in 2023 will wipe €2bn from dairy farmers revenues in 2023 and in...
‘Lurching to the far right’ comment leaves me mystified
I know that you will have been as surprised as the rest of us to learn, courtesy of a blog written...
Does DAFM give a damn about TAMS?
One of the more intriguing aspects of the Irish Government’s supervision of the interface between...
Minister Ryan is bogging down midlands rewetting project
The Irish Independent’s rewetting-related editorial of Monday, June 29, titled ‘Both climate and farming...
Nature restoration plans – ‘No Law, No Funding, No Time’
Following a recent meeting of the Designated Areas Monitoring Committee at which the Nature Restoration...
Silence on dairy retirement/reduction scheme continues
I’m writing this on the January 26 and, as of that date, there is still no word about the Government’s...
Rural Ireland runs on milk
Entering a new year, the message that we at ICMSA hear being sent by the Government about the agri–sector...