Concern has been expressed in Clare over what’s been described as an imminent fodder crisis.
Heavy rainfall in recent months has led to waterlogged land in many parts of the county, resulting in farmers taking their animals in and having to use their winter feed stock earlier.
It’s feared there will be a repeat of the major fodder crisis that hit the county in the winter of 2012/2013, where in some cases, farmers queued for hours to buy a single bale of silage in West Clare.
The IFA has launched its emergency fodder initiative, which will see counties twinned to support farmers worst affected – with Laois partnered with Clare, while, Clare County Council is to write to the Agriculture Minister about the crisis.
Spanish Point Fianna Fáil Councillor Michael Hillery says the situation is concerning:
