Louth IFA helping out farmers in the North West following tough winter

IRELAND is never likely to forget the great bread shortage of 2018, but people were not the only ones to suffer during the visit of the Beast from the East.

After the very difficult snowy conditions, many farmers across the country also experienced serious fodder shortages, but the agricultural community rallied to help those less fortunate.

On Wednesday March 14th, Louth IFA County Chairman Gerry Melia organised a lorry of straw and hay to be transported to hard-pressed farmers in Donegal.

Louth IFA County Secretary Ríona Meehan said that thanks to the great generosity of Louth farmers and many others who made it possible, a lorry full of bales of hay and straw made the long journey from the North East to the North West.

‘In Louth, we were very lucky not to have suffered the severe conditions many other parts of the country did, however the winter has been hard and all farmers are trying to budget and stretch feed so we’d really like to acknowledge those who were able to donate,’ she told the Drogheda Independent

‘We’d also like to acknowledge the huge contribution made by farmers to their communities during the recent snow by clearing roads and making it possible for people to access their homes and travel rural roads.’