Fodder bill crisis still a huge issue as many farmers struggle to cope financially, Dáil told

Cattle are starving and farmers across west Cork face mounting fodder bills, said Deputy Jim Daly, Fine Gael, in Tuesday’s Dáil debate on the fodder crisis.

The Clonakilty-based TD said co-ops in west Cork have confirmed a massive and, in many cases, unsustainable spike in the credit being extended, to keep their cattle alive.

“Despite the recent and welcome improvement in weather conditions, this crisis will run for some time yet,” he warned.