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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Teagasc warns of feed shortages in east and south

Due to the ongoing drought conditions across much of Ireland, feed supply remains at the forefront of farmers’ concerns. The latest data from Teagasc suggests that good grass growt...

Watch: ‘Silage isn’t going to last forever’ – farmers battling drought

Farmers around the country, especially in the southeast, are battling a continuing drought, and many of them are well into their fodder supplies at this stage. With grass growth at...

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...

DAFM processes SIM withdrawal requests amid fodder shortage

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently working on requests from tillage farmers to withdraw or amend their Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) applica...

Fodder budgeting through another week of drought

With grass growth still stagnant and limited rainfall forecast for the week ahead, farmers need to be reviewing fodder budgets. According to Met Éireann, soil moisture deficits are...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Fodder survey results key to minister’s next steps on drought

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon is urging all farmers to complete a fodder budget. The comments come as drought conditions have severely impacted grass...

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...

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...

Cork farmers fearful of looming fodder crisis

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...

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...

Fodder concerns – Budget 2027 may offer some relief for farmers

A request for additional supports for the farming sector as it navigates the challenge of drought and fodder concerns, will be considered in the context of Budget 2027. That’s acco...

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

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.