€960 a day to feed a dairy farm: The cost of drought in the south-east

The cost of drought conditions is hitting farmers hard in the south-east of the country, with one dairy farm estimating a daily feeding cost of €960. Jim Higgins is farming with his wife Helen and sons James and Paddy outside Gorey, Co. Wexford, milking 230 cows, and growing maize. Like for the Higgins farm, drought […] The post €960 a day to feed a dairy farm: The cost of drought in the south-east appeared first on Agriland.ie.