Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said it is focused on ensuring all valid Fuel Income Support Scheme claims are "paid in a timely manner"
The Fuel Income Support Scheme has "failed to recognise" periods of heaviest fuel usage, the ICMSA said.
Ireland risks being left behind on fertiliser support, with the government facing fresh calls to "immediately" introduce a scheme.
Agri Politics
ICMSA has warned that the right funding is not secured in the next CAP, “everything afterwards is nearly meaningless”.
Dairy News
The ICMSA has claimed that average milk suppliers are "down thousands" in the first half of 2026, compared to last year.
Dairy
Milk prices held relatively stable for once again for May supplies, with no direct cuts from any processors.
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A new mobile machine designed to help solve many of the issues relating to slurry management was...
slurry management
A new mobile machine designed to help solve many of the issues relating to slurry management was showcased on a farm in Co. Cavan last week.
Ireland's potential €15.3 million share of a proposed EU-wide €540 million fertiliser support package has been dismissed as "derisory".
The ICMSA has called for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) non-domestic solar grant scheme to be enhanced.
Communications on the new bTB rules must be improved, according to the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA).
Nine months of poor milk prices and high input costs have left dairy farmers struggling to produce at current prices, the ICMSA has warned.
"Stagnant" prices, high inputs and TB are among the issues Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon must prioritise, ICMSA said.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that he will meet with both the IFA and the ICMSA on the Bord Bia governance review.
The proposed fertiliser support package unveiled by the EU must be targeted at Irish farmers who paid "higher prices," the ICMSA has urged.
The focus of Bord Bia and the government should be on the concerning situation of falling milk and...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has been called on to "get involved" to address the recent fall in beef prices.
A farm organisation has urged for 100% of all eligible applications for nutrient storage measures to be selected under tranche 11 of TAMS.
Milk Price Tracker
Milk prices held relatively stable for April supplies, with five co-ops rising prices and no direct cuts from any processors.
Rural Life
Motorists are urged to be extra vigilant on rural roads during the current busy period for farms.
Fertiliser
A farm organisation has criticised the new Fertiliser Action Plan, claiming the EU "doesn't understand the scale" of the challenge.
Irish farmers are looking to the European Commission, which is set to unveil its Fertiliser Action...
Irish farmers are looking to the EU, which is set to unveil its Fertiliser Action Plan tomorrow, to deliver some "level of price stability".
