Fodder crisis sees cows starve to death

Cattle are dying of starvation and farmers under increasing strain because of the shortage of animal feed after months of unrelenting rainfall.

The IFA, ICMSA, and ICSA have called for an urgent Government response.

“Our offices are inundated with calls,” said Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan. “People are finding cattle dead or dying, and in a ravenous state at a time of year when feed should not be an issue. Farmers on good ground, who’d usually have cattle out from mid-March, can’t get them out this year.