Angus Woods: Putting a figure on cost of bad weather will help farmers push for financial supports
Dairy has quantified the heavy toll of the rain – other sectors need to follow suit
‘Governments in the past have been known to come up with financial aid when a requirement is proven’. Photo: Damien Eagers
Lambing and calving have been progressing well over the last few weeks, but any thoughts of turning cattle out to grass will have to wait.
Often it’s the west of Ireland that suffers the worst from a rainfall perspective, but in March it was the east that was hardest hit.
