Beef
Factory concessions are 'baby steps' - ICOS
The concessions made by meat factories during the beef talks have been described as “baby steps” by the Irish Co-operative...
Beef
The concessions made by meat factories during the beef talks have been described as “baby steps” by the Irish Co-operative...
Agri-Business
Following a statement yesterday, Thursday, August 15, from the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), hitting out at the rules under...
Beef
It is high time that the decade-old “dysfunctional” Quality Payment System (QPS) is reviewed, according to the Irish Cooperative Organisation...
Beef
Meat factory concessions are long overdue, with processors accused of having “subverted fair competition for livestock and distorted trade” by...
Agri-Business
Additional reporting by Maeve Keane Irish cooperatives have got to address serious imbalances in gender and age profile on boards,...
Agri-Business
The LeadFarm Project conference, featuring the work of European cooperative partners from Ireland and other states, was hosted by the...
Dairy
The chairman of Barryroe co-operative has been elected as the new chairman of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) Dairy...
Environment
A co-operative representative body has said that its members across the dairy, livestock and rural enterprise sectors are willing to...
Beef
The National Marts Committee of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has formally set out its stall on the proposed...
Agri Politics
Following a meeting of the Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS) board, Jerry Long has been elected as president, succeeding Michael...
Agri Politics
Commentators and campaigners must avoid the mistake of making an environmental scapegoat of agriculture when it comes to climate change,...
Beef
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) is seeking an “immediate” meeting with Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Environment
The report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, which was officially released yesterday, Tuesday, April 16, is “of...
Environment
Grass-based dairy and beef production will remain the backbone of Irish farming, according to the head of the Irish Co-operative...
Beef
Discussions focused on making marts more enticing for finished cattle are taking place between the Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS)...
Agri-Business
Tackling mart insurance costs was announced as the stated intention for both FBD and the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS)...
Agri-Business
A new Mart Management Development Programme has been established in a bid to “enhance management and organisational practices in co-operative...
Agri-Business
It has been said that in relation to Brexit, the only viable solution now is for the UK and EU...