Grass
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has given an update on the fodder situation following a meeting with the Fodder Coordination Group.
Teagasc has set up a clinics and a help line for farmers regarding options for feeding stock given the decline in grass growth rates.
Agri-Business
Minister Michael Creed is expected to confirm a fodder transport support for farmers most in difficulty, AgriLand has learned.
The fodder action group is scheduled to meet on Monday, January 15, in order to discuss the current fodder situation.
The developing fodder crisis cannot be ignored by Minister Creed any longer, according to the president of the IFA Joe Healy.
It is understood that the next meeting of the fodder action group recently established by Minister Creed will take place in early January.
A new fodder action group is assessing fodder availability in the southern region in a bid to find solutions to the fodder shortage.
