February 3rd is closing date for EU Milk Reduction Scheme
Local farmers are being urged to submit their claim forms on the EU Milk Reduction Scheme before the closing date on February 3rd. The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee Gerald Quain is calling on the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine and the Co-ops to ensure that the payments due…
The ICMSA gives a cautious welcome to new rural plan
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is welcoming the launch of today’s rural reinvigoration plan. However the President of the organisation, John Comer, says it must go past appearances and into real economic development. Mr Comer says it seems to focus on relatively modest aims like easing the regulations…
ICMSA wants GLAS payments made now
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to intervene in ensuring Glas payments are finally made to farmers. The Chairperson of the ICMSA Farm and Rural Affairs Committee, Patrick Rohan, has labelled the ongoing delays on GLAS payments “totally unacceptable”. He…
Milk suppliers want deferral of superlevy charges
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is calling on the Agriculture Minister to seek a deferral of the superlevy charges from Europe. The superlevy was built up in 2014 and 2015 from the EU in the run-up to the abolition of the milk quotas last year. Irish Farmers were…