Multimillion-euro fodder package for farmers

A multimillion-euro scheme aimed at supporting struggling farmers import fodder is to be announced by the agriculture minister today.

It will be on the same scale as a 2013 relief programme which provided €3m in support, but as it will be “demand led”, the level of funding may even surpass this.

It comes as Met Éireann has issued two yellow status weather warnings with heavy rain forecast across Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.