Emergency fodder-drops sent to flooded farms
The terrible flooding in the west and middle of Ireland continues, and is affecting many farmers across the country. By Ciaran Farrell - 27/11/09
The Irish Farmers' Association has begun an operation to get emergency supplies of animal fodder to farmers in the worst affected.
The Association said farmers living in other areas of the country have been sending truck loads of hay and silage to collection and distribution points which have opened in Co Galway and Offaly.
There has, says the IFA, been a 'phenomenal response' to the dire situation of the farmers who have found themselves and their animals marooned in the middle of vast areas of floodwater.
Assistant County Secretary Pat Murphy said cattle in certain areas, stuck in water for the last week, seriously need fodder and the country’s response to this need has been phenomenal.
Trucks full of fodder began arriving overnight at collection points in Gort, Ballinasloe and Banagher.
The first of these will be sent to farms in the Ardrahan area of Co Galway today. Several farms in that area can be reached only by boat or high-axle vehicles.
In South Galway today, water levels are still critically high, and the main N18 Limerick to Galway road remains under 3m of water at Kiltartan – meaning drivers are having to take long and complex detours.
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