The Department of Agriculture says fodder will need to be imported again after the recent bad weather.
Minister Michael Creed says officials will develop a scheme to support this importation after meeting with the main co-ops this afternoon.
Farmer and News Correspondent with the Irish Farmers Journal Hannah Quinn-Mulligan says the crisis is having an impact on their mental health:
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