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Measures highlighted in helping reduce mart insurance costs

February 4, 2019

Tackling mart insurance costs was announced as the stated intention for both FBD and the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) today (Monday, February…

New programme established to ‘enhance’ mart management

January 28, 2019

Agri-Business

A new Mart Management Development Programme has been established in a bid to “enhance management and organisational practices in co-operative marts”. According to…

ICOS calls for suspension of the Article 50 negotiation period

January 18, 2019

Agri-Business

It has been said that in relation to Brexit, the only viable solution now is for the UK and EU to agree to…

ICOS awards corporate direction diplomas to co-op members

December 21, 2018

Agri-Business

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has awarded several board members from various co-ops around the country a Diploma in Corporate Direction. The…

Kilkenny Mart director secures ‘prestigious’ Plunkett Award

December 20, 2018

Agri-Business

Former chairman and current director of Kilkenny Co-operative Mart and former director of Glanbia Co-operative, Michael Parsons, has been awarded the “prestigious” Plunkett Award.…

What are young farmers’ views on Irish co-operatives?

December 14, 2018

Agri-Business

A new study has been granted funding to investigate young farmers’ attitudes to co-operatives, co-op shareholding, co-op boards and possible involvement in boards…

‘Sustainable intensification remains the most desirable way forward’

December 12, 2018

Agri-Business

While the alleviation and reversal of climate change is critically important – and all sectors must play their part – a strategy of…

‘Decisive progress’ in Brexit process welcomed by co-ops

November 16, 2018

Agri-Business

“Decisive progress” and the draft deal reached between the EU and UK negotiators on Brexit have been welcomed by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society…

Farmers must now ‘build resilience’ to extreme weather events

November 8, 2018

Environment

It has been stressed that farmers need to “build resilience” into their farming systems if extreme weather events are to become the new…

Risk management key for Irish co-ops in face of new challenges

November 8, 2018

Agri-Business

The importance of efficient risk management in Irish co-operatives was underlined at the 42nd Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) National Conference earlier today…

Agri stakeholders clash following US dairy venture

November 7, 2018

Agri-Business

Glanbia’s recent launch of its Truly Grass Fed (TGF) brand in the US has led to disagreement between the Irish company and some industry…

Proposed directive needs to cover UTPs employed by meat processors – ICOS

October 16, 2018

Beef

The proposed directive on unfair trading practices (UTPs) needs to be extended to cover the practices used by meat processors to penalise farmers,…

EID: Marts call out department on ‘discriminatory’ measures

August 8, 2018

Sheep

The introduction of new measures for sheep electronic identification (EID) tagging has sparked an angry reaction from the Irish marts representative body. Irish…

‘It is vitally important that European fodder is secured while it is still available’

August 1, 2018

Grass

Given the extent of the fodder deficit in Ireland, it is vitally important that European fodder is secured while it is still available, according…

Clare farmer elected chairman of ICOS’s National Marts Committee

July 25, 2018

Agri-Business

A combined suckler and dairy farmer from Kilrush, Co. Clare, has been elected chairman of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society’s (ICOS’s) National Marts Committee. Liam…

Conference aims to address labour issues in the dairy industry

July 3, 2018

Dairy

Teagasc – in association with the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) – has organised a conference to identify solutions and strategies to overcome…

Spellman elected as new president of ICOS

June 21, 2018

Agri Politics

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has elected Michael Spellman as its new president, following a meeting of the board earlier today (Thursday,…

Co-op management programme bears fruit with first graduations

May 21, 2018

Agri-Business

A group of 16 Glanbia branch staff have successfully completed a newly-established ‘Management Development Programme’. This course was designed especially for the Irish…

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