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Weather grinds turnout and fieldwork to a halt
Rachel Donovan
The national fodder and food security committee is to meet on Friday to see what fodder stocks are like around the country.
27 March 2024 Letters
Letter regarding ACRES planting
"Time to think about the importance of windbreaks for cattle husbandry" - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal.
27 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: this year may be a financial disaster
"I decided to sow 50ac of our lowest yielding tillage land to grass and arable silage this spring. I like some dog and stick farming."
Farmer Writes: one less hour of rain
Thankfully the clocks go forward this weekend which means we’ll get an hour less rain, writes Karen McCabe.
27 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Milk supply back as much as 10%
All processors are citing weather as being the main reason for the reduction in milk supply.
27 March 2024 News
Surge in rainfall compounds issues on farms
February received 149% of its long-term monthly rainfall average, according to Met Éireann data. Noel Bardon and Niamh Murphy report.
27 March 2024 News
Relentless rain: 'I've never seen land so wet'
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to a number of farmers around the country about how the wet weather is affecting them and how it will affect their business this year.
27 March 2024 News
Dairy Management: dealing with tight fodder supplies
Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers dealing with dwindling silage stock as the continuous rain hampers grazing.
27 March 2024 Management
Tillage support a necessity
Estimates suggest that less than 5% of the spring crops are in the ground.
27 March 2024 Viewpoints
Rain prevents tillage work as area drops - is a fallow payment needed?
The tillage area is at risk of falling dramatically this year for many reasons. In the UK, a fallow payment is helping to maintain the arable area.
26 March 2024 News
Weather crisis deepening at farm level - IFA
While all sectors are suffering with the continued wet weather, the tillage sector is at breaking point.
25 March 2024 News
Sinn Féin calls on Minister to outline response to fodder shortage
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on agriculture said there have been warnings about a possible fodder shortage in recent months and this is now the case for farmers in certain parts of the country.
25 March 2024 News