The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the remaining €180,000 left in the IFA fodder fund will be made available to farmers immediately. The money will be prioritised for hardship cases, as identified by county chairmen.
Speaking ahead of the IFA executive council meeting today, flood committee chairman Tom Turley said: “The IFA wants Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programmes (CFRAMs) fast-tracked. Environmental concerns and those from fisheries need to be put on the back burner. People’s livelihoods are at stake.”
Some 100 farmers have received emergency fodder from the Department of Agriculture already.
Surrounded by water in Lisserdrea, Boyle, Co Roscommon
“We’ve been flooded since before Christmas,” said suckler farmer Vincent Brady. “The water is all around us now and we’ve had to build a runway out of pallets to get across to the cattle.”
Vincent and Ann Brady have 23 acres of farmland flooded and have pumps on day and night to keep the water out of their home.
Machinery flooded
“Luckily, I hadn’t left the silage bales out in the garden or they’d be gone now,” said Vincent. “The tractors, machinery, everything is flooded. The cattle and bales are up on a bit of a rise and I can get over to them every day to feed them silage and meal. They’re nearly looked after better than I am.”
Flooding is not unusual on the Brady’s farm, which is near a turlough, but in recent years it has been having an adverse affect on grassland.
“In the last couple of years [the flooding] has taken a turn for the worst,” said Vincent. “Whatever dirt is coming in the floods is being left there and the cattle won’t eat the grass in those areas.”
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The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the remaining €180,000 left in the IFA fodder fund will be made available to farmers immediately. The money will be prioritised for hardship cases, as identified by county chairmen.
Speaking ahead of the IFA executive council meeting today, flood committee chairman Tom Turley said: “The IFA wants Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programmes (CFRAMs) fast-tracked. Environmental concerns and those from fisheries need to be put on the back burner. People’s livelihoods are at stake.”
Some 100 farmers have received emergency fodder from the Department of Agriculture already.
Surrounded by water in Lisserdrea, Boyle, Co Roscommon
“We’ve been flooded since before Christmas,” said suckler farmer Vincent Brady. “The water is all around us now and we’ve had to build a runway out of pallets to get across to the cattle.”
Vincent and Ann Brady have 23 acres of farmland flooded and have pumps on day and night to keep the water out of their home.
Machinery flooded
“Luckily, I hadn’t left the silage bales out in the garden or they’d be gone now,” said Vincent. “The tractors, machinery, everything is flooded. The cattle and bales are up on a bit of a rise and I can get over to them every day to feed them silage and meal. They’re nearly looked after better than I am.”
Flooding is not unusual on the Brady’s farm, which is near a turlough, but in recent years it has been having an adverse affect on grassland.
“In the last couple of years [the flooding] has taken a turn for the worst,” said Vincent. “Whatever dirt is coming in the floods is being left there and the cattle won’t eat the grass in those areas.”
Read more
Full coverage: flooding
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