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Are we facing a fodder crisis or a cashflow crisis?

Are Irish dairy farmers facing a fodder crisis or a cashflow crisis? The simple answer is both. It is no secret that the south-east got hit hard with drought this year, which has l...

Fodder crisis ‘needs to be addressed at pan-European level’

Europe needs to work together to tackle the crises in the fodder and tillage sectors across the bloc, according to Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher. The MEP also called for food secu...

Cork farmers fearful of looming fodder crisis

Farm organisations and minister to meet as drought crisis deepens

Growing fears that farmers will be left without winter fodder due to recent lack of grass growth

Can Irish straw and grains help alleviate the fodder crisis?

High quality straw will be available as a valuable source of fodder over the coming weeks and months, according to the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), IGGG’s Clive Carter said “T...

IFA repeats calls for Government action on fodder crisis

Harvest likely to be one of the poorest on record, says Francie Gorman

77% of Tirlán suppliers face fodder crisis amid drought

With a hard drought still hitting the south-east, farmers must prepare for the inevitable fodder crisis facing us this winter. As of Saturday, August 22, Met Éireann’s weather stat...

IFA calls for Government to support farmers facing fodder crisis

Irish Farmers Association president Francie Gorman said: “It is a really serious situation. Firstly, we can't make grass grow when the weather doesn't allow us to."

Farmers advised to identify local sources of fodder

Farmers are being advised to identify local sources of fodder in their areas in order to keep animals fed while feed availability is under pressure. At a stakeholder meeting yester...

Watch: ‘We need to move now’ and act before fodder survey results

The fodder deficit is widening and according to the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) Ireland cannot afford to wait for survey results before acti...

Fodder: Minister ‘doing the groundwork’ before action taken

The government is gathering evidence on the fodder situation before deciding on the next steps, according to Minister for Enterprise, Peter Burke. Speaking at the launch of the Nat...

Heydon urged to provide financial support to tackle fodder shortage

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has been called on to provide financial supports to stave off a coming fodder shortage. Speaking after a meeting of stak...

Growers urge livestock farmers to consider stored grain for fodder

The association representing grain growers has urged livestock farmers to consider using stored grain to tide them over during a possible fodder shortage. The Irish Grain Growers G...

Fodder shortage: Animal Husbandry dept. proposes mini kits for dairy farmers

What are the alternatives for drought-stricken farms?

It is no secret that fodder is going to be short across the nation this winter, especially in drought-stricken areas along the south-east. To make matters worse, our neighbours in...

Rise in farm payment schemes to tackle fodder shortages

Payments given to farmers under a number of schemes will see an increase from 70% to 75% as part of a plan to alleviate the effects of fodder shortages.

‘Grass crisis’ needs to be met with ‘robust measures’

The “crisis situation” facing farmers in the southeast of the country requires “robust measures” from the government. That is according to TD Paul Lawless, who warned that many far...

Minister urged to act now as drought threatens fodder reserves

Pressure is mounting on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon to reconvene the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC). Drought conditions have se...

Fodder clinics to open for farmers in drought-hit counties

Fodder clinics are getting underway in Ireland’s worst drought-hit counties from tomorrow (Wednesday, August 26). Teagasc has advised that the first clinics will be held in its off...

40% of farmers have significant fodder deficit - IFA

The president of the IFA has said that 40% of farmers have a signficant deficit in the amount of fodder they need for next winter.

Just over 4 months of feed available on fodder budget farms

Over 300 farms have now completed and submitted a fodder budget, with an average of just over four months of feed available on those farms at present. 306 farms have submitted fodd...

22% of farms with fewer than 100 days feed available

One-in-five of farms surveyed by Teagasc have fewer than 100 days feed available, the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) heard. The committee met today (Friday, Au...

Ireland's farmers demand an emergency meeting over recent drought

Farmers have called for an emergency meeting with the Government’s food security committee as the summer’s dry weather could force them to prematurely use animal feed stored for th...

Minister urged to ‘start preparing for fodder crisis’

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Minister Martin Heydon should “start preparing for a fodder crisis”, according to Sinn Féin. Deputy Martin Kenny, who...