Agricultural shows are facing losses of €10,000 as the poor conditions lead to cancellations.
Around 5,000 bales of hay and silage have been lost due to flooding on farms along the Shannon.
Farmers are counting the cost of the recent bad weather, which saw the wettest July on record.
Agricultural shows are facing losses of €10,000 as the poor conditions lead to cancellations.
Barry Murphy, Irish Farmers Journal Deputy News Editor, says some farms in the West have been badly affected:

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