A fire at a social farm near Omagh, Co Tyrone, last Wednesday has destroyed silage, hay and straw stocks and left a significant fodder shortage.
There are 18 Shorthorn dairy cows milking on the farm at Camphill Community Clanabogan and all calves are either kept on for replacements or beef.
“The farm is a community for adults with learning disabilities. They are here to live, learn and work on the farm,” Seamus McCrossan from Camphill Community Clanabogan said.
A fire destroyed fodder and bedding supplies at Camphill Community Clanabogan last Wednesday.The fire destroyed fodder and bedding supplies at Camphill Community Clanabogan.
“There were stock in the sheds at the time of the fire on Wednesday, but we got them all out. There was nobody hurt, or any animals hurt. It was bedding and fodder that we lost and then the shed itself,” he said.
Livestock are now being housed in a machinery shed, but the fire has meant the farm is facing a significant fodder shortage.
Shortage
“I think I have got some straw locally, so it's just fodder we really need as we only have enough to do us three or four weeks. It is usually towards the end of April before we get cows out to grass so we are well short,” Seamus said.
Anyone that has extra fodder available or can help Camphill Community Clanabogan source fodder can contact Seamus on 0044 7763 659 136.
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A fire at a social farm near Omagh, Co Tyrone, last Wednesday has destroyed silage, hay and straw stocks and left a significant fodder shortage.
There are 18 Shorthorn dairy cows milking on the farm at Camphill Community Clanabogan and all calves are either kept on for replacements or beef.
“The farm is a community for adults with learning disabilities. They are here to live, learn and work on the farm,” Seamus McCrossan from Camphill Community Clanabogan said.
A fire destroyed fodder and bedding supplies at Camphill Community Clanabogan last Wednesday.The fire destroyed fodder and bedding supplies at Camphill Community Clanabogan.
“There were stock in the sheds at the time of the fire on Wednesday, but we got them all out. There was nobody hurt, or any animals hurt. It was bedding and fodder that we lost and then the shed itself,” he said.
Livestock are now being housed in a machinery shed, but the fire has meant the farm is facing a significant fodder shortage.
Shortage
“I think I have got some straw locally, so it's just fodder we really need as we only have enough to do us three or four weeks. It is usually towards the end of April before we get cows out to grass so we are well short,” Seamus said.
Anyone that has extra fodder available or can help Camphill Community Clanabogan source fodder can contact Seamus on 0044 7763 659 136.
Read more
€367,000 funding for three social farming projects
Farmers at the heart in Kerry
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