6 loads of Hay to arrive in Connemara this week

Schedule for subsidised fodder in Connemara this week

IFA Deputy President Eddie Downey has called on Teagasc to immediately put in place an action plan to deal with the fall-out from the current fodder crisis and to ensure that the proper technical advice is given to farmers to ensure that the maximum forage can be achieved over the growing season in advance of next winter.

After 35 years in the job, John Murphy is to shortly retire as manager of Tullow Mart in Co Carlow.

IFA President John Bryan said another week of slow grass growth is expected and this is increasing the stress and cost on farm families, who are coping with difficulty through this unprecedented weather crisis.

EU approves 3 year promotion of fresh Irish fruit and veg.

IFA has requested that the banks assist their farmer customers by offering medium-term loans, which will allow them to spread the repayment of the additional costs they have incurred due to the weather and fodder crisis over a sustainable time period.

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IFA President John Bryan has appealed to all those in the wider agricultural community to keep in touch with farm families, many of whom are at breaking point because of the unrelenting fodder crisis. He said the pressure had, unfortunately, led to a number of tragedies across the country.