Late harvest ordeal for tillage farmers

IFA has been trying to get extra combine harvesters to Donegal as part of the effort to salvage grain crops uncut because of bad weather.

Early last week, an estimated 10% to 15% of the harvest remained uncut nationally, consisting of cereals, beans and spring oil seed rape.

The worst affected areas are the North West, West Coast, North West midlands, South West and coastal areas of East and West Cork.