Careful budgeting of remaining fodder stocks essential

Ground conditions have improved due to the recent dry spell, but farmers have been warned of the need to continue careful budgeting of remaining fodder stocks.

Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the fine weather after the very wet winter this year. “On drier ground, this will allow some field work to be carried out and provide opportunities to reduce pressure on slurry storage tanks and to apply some early fertiliser.”

Mr Coveney said, in all areas of the country, rainfall has been well above the long-term average and in many areas this winter has been the wettest since records began.