The Cratloe-based General Secretary of the ICSA is urging the Agriculture Minister to face up to the facts and accept that there’s a fodder crisis.
Minister Michael Creed has stopped short of calling the current situation a national crisis, saying in an interview with the Irish Examiner that the difficulties are localised.
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It comes after a summer of grass growth almost grinding to a halt during the unprecedented hot spell, which came after a particularly difficult winter.
This has led to fears for the coming months and Eddie Punch has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that it’s time the Minister gets into crisis mode: