Category: Business

  • ICMSA welcome announcement of Brexit loan Scheme but want minimum amount dropped to €20,000

    ICMSA welcome announcement of Brexit loan Scheme but want minimum amount dropped to €20,000

      The Chairperson of ICMSA Farm Business Committee has welcomed the joint announcement by Ministers Humphries, Creed and Donohue of the Brexit Loan Scheme but he went on to note the almost complete lack of specifics and real details around the farmer ‘element’ of this scheme. Shane O’Loughlin said that the lack of clarity on…

  • POTATO MARKET UPDATE 26th MARCH

    POTATO MARKET UPDATE 26th MARCH

      There has been no change in the domestic potato market over the past week. The peeling sector continues to seek supplies and is returning between €320 to €380/t depending on variety, quality etc. Due to saturated soils there was no planting last week but growers on some drier soils are attempting field work again…

  • SHEEP FACTORY QUOTES 26th MARCH

    SHEEP FACTORY QUOTES 26th MARCH

    Sheep Factory Quotes c/kg including VAT Factory March 26th Ewes Spring Lamb Dawn Ballyhaunis Tuesday 260 500+10QA ICM Camolin Tuesday 260 500+10QA ICM Navan Tuesday 260 500+10QA Kepak Athleague Tuesday NQ NQ Kildare Chilling Tuesday 280+10QA 520+10QA Moyvalley Meats Tuesday – 540

  • TIPPERARY COUNTRYSIDE WILD ON FLOWERS INITIATIVE

    TIPPERARY COUNTRYSIDE WILD ON FLOWERS INITIATIVE

      Environment Section Staff are meeting farmers at marts this week and next with the aim to encourage farmers to lead the way in the pollination of the Tipperary countryside, by distribution 900 packs of native irish flower seeds at 4 marts locations. Launch was held in Nenagh Mart on Tues 26th March 2019 which…

  • Grain Market Report 25th March

    Grain Market Report 25th March

      On the domestic front demand for feed is beginning to edge lower following the jump in demand over the past three weeks. Farmers and merchants are struggling to move barley however there is some demand for the smaller quantities of wheat remaining in store. As we approach April there is now a real worry…

  • IFA REACTION TO TEAGASC SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

    IFA REACTION TO TEAGASC SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

    IFA President Joe Healy said the publication of the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2017 Sustainability Report, while recording improved economic returns in dairying, once again highlights the profitability challenges of vulnerable sectors including livestock and tillage. “All too often in the sustainability debate, the climate and the environment take precedence. It is difficult for farmers…

  • ESRI REPORT ON BREXIT REQUIRES STRONG GOVT & EU COMMISSION RESPONSE

    ESRI REPORT ON BREXIT REQUIRES STRONG GOVT & EU COMMISSION RESPONSE

      Reacting to the ESRI report showing the impact of various Brexit scenarios, IFA President Joe Healy said the Government & the EU Commission must immediately bring forward a comprehensive support package for farmers. Joe Healy said even the most benign outcome – which would see a deal reached – will have a significant impact…

  • Deadline to appeal ANC Designation “Fast Approaching”

    Deadline to appeal ANC Designation “Fast Approaching”

      The appeals deadline of Monday, 8th April 2019, is fast approaching for the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme (ANC), formerly the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, in which there was re-designation of land late last year. Farmers who feel they have grounds to appeal should do so quickly according to ICMSA Deputy President, Lorcan McCabe. “Following the…

  • Are our milk processors underperforming? – ICMSA

    Are our milk processors underperforming? – ICMSA

      The Chairperson of the ICMSA Dairy Committee, Ger Quain, has raised the question of underperformance by some of our largest dairy processors in the aftermath of the disappointing February price announcements.  Noting that three of our four largest milk purchasers have cut their February milk price, Mr Quain said these lower prices are below…

  • 54,000 cattle off feedlots in just Jan and Feb – ICMSA say independent review of market influence of feedlots now required

    54,000 cattle off feedlots in just Jan and Feb – ICMSA say independent review of market influence of feedlots now required

      Commenting on Department-published figures which show that 54,000 cattle originating from feedlots (as defined by the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine) were slaughtered in January and February this year, the President of ICMSA said that the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine should commission an independent study regarding the influence of feedlots on…