A GRAIN quality company has called for funds taken from tillage farmers’ Single Payments to be returned to growers and merchants, as a reward for participating in food safety schemes which operate to the highest standards.

Dublin: Consumers have been assured that the Irish grain that goes into their food and drink is produced, handled, stored and transported according to a defined code of practice.

Dublin: Grain merchants who have passed their audits under the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme (IGAS) were praised in Dublin yesterday for their contribution to food safety.

FARMERS, who entered and disrupted an industry forum in Dublin yesterday, claimed that imports of grain were driving down prices to native growers.