Tipperary members invited to take part in upcoming annual general meeting
Tipperary members of the association have been invited to attend the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association's AGM on December 2
Tipperary members of the the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association are invited by the association to attend their AGM on December 2 in the Clare Radisson outside Limerick.
Commenting on the lineup and agenda for upcoming ICMSA Annual General Meeting, the Association’s President, Denis Drennan, said that the message they were getting back strongly from members attending the Area and County meetings was the need to focus strongly on ‘core’ farmer concerns. Mr. Drennan said that with that feedback in mind, the agenda and tone of the AGM was going to be “for farmers, by farmers” with political and non-farming input to be kept to a minimum for 2024.
“It’s time that we heard from those individuals and organisations charged with directly developing and strategizing for the Irish farm sector and the wider agri-food sector. Conor Galvin, Chief Executive of Ornua will speak on the dairy market outlook and whether we’ll see the recent rally carry through to ‘Peak Production’ in 2025 and beyond. We also expect to hear what Ornua’s plans are in the event of the introduction of the tariffs threatened by the incoming Trump Administration”, said Mr Drennan.
Brendan Gleeson, Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine has kindly accepted our invitation to speak to the AGM and his theme is ‘Key Farm Policy Issues to 2030?’, where he will outline what the Department believe will be the key policy changes facing Irish farmers over the next six years. It’s also fair to say that there’s a lot of farmers with questions about the efficacy and relevance of Bord Bia’s schemes and we are confident that Jim O’Toole, Bord Bia Chief Executive will be able to field those and throw some light on some of the more controversial areas.