Fodder donation helps farmers

The plight of West Cork farmers short of fodder for their livestock moved a local farmer to donate a significant acreage of growing grass.

West Cork ICSA chair Dermot Kelleher had raised the alarm on local radio programmes, as animal casualties continued to rise across the area, and the dead animals had to be left on the farms for many days awaiting collection, due to the surge in casualties. Wet-land areas were worst hit.

Local farmer and county councillor Declan Hurley also went on radio to outline the reality for him and otherbadly affected farmers.