Margaret Donnelly: Plans need to be put in place to cope with extreme weather conditions
Science is telling us we can expect more erratic weather over the coming years and the messaging around this to farmers needs to be loud and clear
With more teeming rain over the weekend for many parts of the country and more forecast for the end of this week, it’s little wonder some are saying farmers are currently living through an eight-month winter.
At last week’s National Fodder and Food Security Committee meeting, much of the focus was on the here and now, and how farmers could be helped with imminent issues, such as getting animals out to grass and the late-sowing options for tillage farmers.
