A disaster for rural economy The milk price reductions so far in 2023 will wipe €2bn from dairy farmers revenues in 2023 and in... Continue reading
‘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... Continue reading
Does DAFM give a damn about TAMS? One of the more intriguing aspects of the Irish Government’s supervision of the interface between... Continue reading
Minister Ryan is bogging down midlands rewetting project The Irish Independent’s rewetting-related editorial of Monday, June 29, titled ‘Both climate and farming... Continue reading
Nature restoration plans – ‘No Law, No Funding, No Time’ Following a recent meeting of the Designated Areas Monitoring Committee at which the Nature Restoration... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading