Growers seek support from Government for unharvested crops

Farmers across the country are fighting to save their crops as a result of incredibly difficult weather conditions experienced this year.

43 acres of main crop potatoes which should be harvested by now only for the very wet conditions on the lands of tillage farmer Dick Fitzgerald, Loughane, East Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Growers are seeking Government support for those unable to harvest crops.

The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) met with Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue and senior Department of Agriculture officials in recent days, with the group saying it is "confident that the minister will put in place a mechanism" whereby those tillage farmers affected will "receive specific financial support".