Intent: To highlight Macra's concerns about the fodder crisis ::To presents the views of young farmers ::Put forward solutions for assisting farmers effected by the fodder crisis
Details: Meeting with Minister for Agriculture on Fodder Crisis
Methods
Backweston campus, Kildare - Meeting
Intent: That the recommendations of the Commission on Generational Renewal be incorporated into the mid term review of Food Vision 2023
Details: Food Vision mid term review consultation
Intent: To re-iterate concern at the proposed approach to re-imbursing farmers for marked gas oil use under the Fuel Income Support Scheme.::To highlight that, when the scheme was announced, Minister Heydon outlined that “the scheme will provide €20 million per month in supports, with funding directly linked to fuel usage last year to ensure those most impacted by the fuel price increase receive the greatest assistance'.::To highlight that it now appears clear that the approach being taken will be a crude proportionate approach which assumes farmers and contractors use the same amount of fuel every month; as outlined in examples in support docs. There, as designed, the scheme will not achieve the objective of ensuring “those most impacted by the fuel price increase received the greatest assistance.”::To highlight that, before any meetings were held on this fuel support scheme, IFA outlined that an approach that ensured farmers were properly recompensed for usage in the March to July period sh
Details: Fuel Support Scheme
Methods
EmailInformal communication
Intent: To highlight ICMSA policies and concerns on dairy, CAP, TB and nitrates matters.
Details: Meeting with Minister Heydon on dairy, CAP, Nitrates and TB Matters.
Intent: To set out ICMSA's position on Irish dairy policy.
Details: Meeting of the Dairy Vision Group.
Intent: Attendance at Beef & Sheep Vision Group meetings.
Details: Beef & Sheep Vision Group Meetings.
Intent: To set out ICMSA asks on the Fuel Support Scheme.
Details: Meeting on the Fuel Support Scheme.
Methods
EmailMeetingPhone call
Intent: Highlight the importance of proposed changes to the Irish Whiskey technical file and update on latest developments regarding exports, in particular, the US tariff situation
Details: Irish Whiskey exports, protection in international markets and technical file
Intent: To ensure Department understanding in relation to challenges in the livestock sector.
Details: Food Vision 2030 review process
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on progress and developments with regards to tariff & trade developments within the dairy sector.
Details: Tariff & Trade priorities for the dairy industry