Sligo farmer fears it could be May before all animals back out on land
A Sligo farmer says it could be May before farmers are able to put their animals back out on the land. Farmers in the North West are hoping that fodder will be making its way…
Farmers advised to check local Homeland store for fodder questions
North West farmers in need of fodder are advised to contact their nearest Homeland store. The fodder crisis is continuing around the region and a number of suppliers have food available for farmers. €1.5m is…
FODDER CRISIS: Uncertainty remains over how and when fodder will make its way to farmers in the North West
Farming Groups are calling for the smaller feed merchants and Co-ops in the North West to be able to administer fodder from next week. The calls come after the Minister for Agriculture yesterday announced 1-point-5…
Claims that fodder shortage was only treated as a crisis when it hit south and east
Politicians and farm leaders in the north west are hitting out at the Minister for Agriculture today over what they say has been his delay in dealing with the livestock fodder crisis. That’s despite imports…
Fodder will need to be imported says Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture says fodder will need to be imported again after the recent bad weather. Minister Michael Creed says officials will develop a scheme to support this importation after meeting with the main…
North West TD suggests leveling basic payment rates for CAP 2020
A North West TD is proposing leveling the basic payment rates for CAP 2020. Sinn Feinn Spokesperson on Agriculture, Martin Kenny, says that the current system is unfair to farmers as it based on farming…
North West TD calling on the government to supply meal vouchers for farmers
A North West TD says that meal vouchers for farmers is a solution for their current economic situation. The weather over the last number of months has affected farmers in the region and a number…