Dairy
IFA to co-ops: Focus on cost structure when setting April price
All co-ops need to re-evaluate their profit margins and expectations, just as their farmer suppliers are having to do, in...
Dairy
All co-ops need to re-evaluate their profit margins and expectations, just as their farmer suppliers are having to do, in...
Dairy
Efforts being made by the co-operative movement, and in particular, their management and staff on behalf of milk supplying members,...
Agri Politics
Farmers have been reminded that it is vital that all people practice social distancing and safety guidelines on their farms...
Dairy
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski has been called on to immediately activate market management tools to...
Agri-Business
Unity and co-operation between farmers and co-ops would be vital to the Irish industry and people getting through the crisis...
Dairy
Co-ops will be asked individually to explain their milk pricing decisions, if they fail to raise their prices for November,...
Agri-Business
A gaming pilot programme to raise cooperative awareness among young farmers through “gamified learning” resources has been launched recently. ICOS...
Agri-Business
94% of young farmer participants consider agricultural cooperatives important for the future of Irish farming, according to a new study...
Agri-Business
Additional reporting by Maeve Keane Irish cooperatives have got to address serious imbalances in gender and age profile on boards,...
Agri Politics
Irish cooperatives have been urged to actively promote the use of protected urea and low protein meal on farms by...
Agri-Business
A number of small cooperatives could see greater representation at top level in Ornua, should a restructuring proposal be approved,...
Agri-Business
Following “piecemeal amendments” over the past 120 years, laws and regulations governing co-operative societies are set to be brought into...
Agri-Business
The importance of efficient risk management in Irish co-operatives was underlined at the 42nd Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) National...
Dairy
Caution shown by milk processors and co-ops in holding milk prices for September have received a disappointed reaction from farming...
Dairy
Irish co-operatives and milk processors around the country have put various farmer supports in place to assist their suppliers as...
Opinion
Irish dairy farmers enjoyed a year of reasonable returns in 2017/18. And it looks like the coming 12 months could...
Grass
A total of 14 co-ops and importers have been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under...
Dairy
A potential merger between the north Kerry based Newtownsandes Co-op and North Cork Creameries has moved a step closer following...