Weather costs farmers €100m

By Ronan Corkery THE wet weather will cost Irish farmers €100 million this year, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has warned.

The weather conditions have compounded a disastrous year for farm families with many facing a 7,000 cut in income.

“Only a carry-over of sileage and hay from last winter helped to stop a feeding crisis on farms, but the problem is how are the animals to be fed this winter,’’ said Pat O’Rourke, president of the ICMSA.