Galway Bay fm newsroom – The IFA is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to urgently address the difficulties faced by Galway farmers as a result of poor weather conditions.
Members of the organisation have visited a number of farms across Galway, where they’ve met with farmers who have incurred major losses as a result of the wet summer.
IFA president, Athenry’s Joe Healy, is urging Minister Michael Creed to implement a five-point plan to help affected farmers.
The plan includes crisis aid for tillage farmers, a fodder scheme, flexibility on slurry spreading and prompt payments and relaxed eligibility criteria on a range of funding schemes.
Pat Murphy, IFA Galway chairperson, says grain farmers have been particularly badly affected.