Agri-Business
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for a "comprehensive support package" to reduce higher fuel and energy costs.
Dairy
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has welcomed a derogation for dairy co-operatives under new EU rules on supply contracts.
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that the Irish dairy industry is "entering a period of managed transition".
Beef
“There are encouraging signals that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) may...
Farmers are being urged to seek advice from their vets on how to manage the risk of bluetongue.
Irish farmers and co-op representatives are among thousands who descended on Brussels today to protest the Mercosur deal and other issues.
ICOS has repeated its call on the European Commission to postpone the introduction of the CBAM.
Pádraig Gibbons, an influential and respected figure in the Irish cooperative movement, has been...
Environment
ICOS has said it is "deeply concerned" over how the EU Habitats Directive will be implemented as part of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Schemes
ICOS has warned that the impact of a cut to Ireland's CAP allocation could jeopardise co-ops long term viablity and the jobs they support.
It is "clear" that all stakeholders including farmers "need to redouble their efforts" to protect...
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has added its voice to the calls for a new tax on fertiliser imports to be postponed.
Weanling exporters have been "urged to refrain from any possible disruption of mart sales" by the...
A pioneering feasibility study has been launched in Ireland’s mid-west to explore a new...
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has welcomed the new action plan for bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
Dairy farmers are confused about what is currently eligible for a VAT refund in relation to infrastructure projects warns ICOS.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has warned that farmers are facing increasing "income volatility".
ICOS president, Edward Carr is leading a delegation of Ireland's major dairy co-operatives in Brussels, Belgium today (July 16).
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that it is "deeply concerned and...
ICOS has written to the Minister Martin Heydon to express "serious concern" about the inclusion of fertiliser in the EU’s CBAM.
A group of 24 co-operative leaders have started a leadership in food business programme tailored specifically for directors in their sector.
Rural Life
Despite uncertainty in farming, there are "promising political and market developments" that could support the sector, the ICOS AGM heard.
Farmers from all over Ireland gathered in the heart of Dublin city centre today to protest over fears about the future of the CAP budget.
