Irish farmers are warning the government of a nationwide fodder shortage of up to 10 million bales. The Irish Farmers' Association is calling for the urgent introduction of a fodder import scheme for farmers impacted by the drought conditions. Its president, Joe Healy, says there is no simple fix for the shortage, but the Government needs to give co-ops and merchants the best chance of sourcing fodder:"There's no one simple answer to all of this. "It's a variant of different answers. [quote]"One of them is the fodder import scheme and another one is the restrictions in the closing dates another one would be the rollout of low-cost loans.

Source: Evening echo August 11, 2018 18:33 UTC