ICMSA warning over Lisbon Treaty

EUROPE has become a burden to most farmers who now see it as having a primary role to regulate them out of existence, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association leader Jackie Cahill warned yesterday.

Meanwhile, a green light for cheap and sub standard food imports that will keep inflation rates artificially down is being given.

Mr Cahill, speaking from a conference in Brussels, organised by the European Milk Board, representing dairy farmers, said the Irish Government is facing an extremely embarrassing reverse on the Lisbon Treaty Referendum unless a serious effort is mounted immediately to convince the electorate of the merits of a Yes vote.