Over 1,000 Dairygold milk suppliers complete nutrient balance consultations
Since December 2024, 1,100 Dairygold milk suppliers have participated in one-to-one nutrient balance consultations with Teagasc as part of Dairygold’s Grassroots Sustainability Programme.
These individual...
ICMSA say new measures involve all TB burden being lumped onto...
Speaking after the TB Forum meeting held on 26th March, the deputy president of ICMSA, Eamon Carroll, has said that the association “had no...
Minister Troy Launches National Cultivate Week: 7–13 April 2025
Irish farmers are the backbone of our rural communities, and National Cultivate Week is all about celebrating their hard work while highlighting financial solutions...
Dairygold chief lobbies Commissioners for extension to nitrates derogation
Dairygold Chief Executive, Michael Harte, joined a delegation of Irish dairy and meat industry executives to Brussels last week, to lobby for the extension...
ICMSA say announcement of Weighing Scheme Payment is another step in...
Welcoming the announcement of the 2025 Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme, the chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O’Connell, said the “very modest” sums involved...
East Cork dairy farmer enters landmark energy agreement with Orsted
Global renewable energy company Orsted has entered into a landmark landowner lease agreement with one of Irelands largest dairy farmers, based in east Cork,...
ICMSA say changes in AI companies’ contracts will mean that farmer...
The President of ICMSA, Denis Drennan, has said that questions and concerns amongst farmers are rapidly growing in relation to the decision of Dovea...
ICMSA meet Minister Heydon as Irish farming enters “critical period”
Speaking after leading a delegation of ICMSA national officers to meet Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Martin Heydon, the president of ICMSA, Denis...
Young Midleton farming student wins 2024 John Feely Scholarship
A young woman from Ballinacurra, Midleton, has won one of the country’s most generous farm scholarships. Lydia McGrath was one of the four recipients...
ICMSA say additional Dairy Beef payment should go to calf rearer...
The chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael O’Connell, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Martin Heydon, to announce the details...