Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS)

Nine in ten farmers could reach retirement age within 25 years, AgRenew Ireland Summit hears. ICOS calls for practical action on farm succession as 200 delegates gather to address the future of farming and Ireland’s agrifood sector More than nine in ten European farmers could reach retirement age within the next 25 years, posing a fundamental challenge to the future of Europe...

The Irish Farmers’ Association and co-op representative body ICOS have signed the Stockholm Declaration in Sweden today with other farm leaders from across Europe. It calls for a CAP budget maintained at least at its current level and adjusted for inflation, with genuinely ring-fenced funding. The CAP must remain a truly ‘Common’ policy, with its own dedicated and protected b...

In association with the Golden Jubilee Trust and the Irish Presidency of the EU. “New Blood, Stronger farming” is the theme of a high-level summit focused on the critical issue of next generation farming which will take place in Naas, Co. Kildare on November 5th next. The AgRenew Ireland Summit is organised by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) in association ...