How Has The Hot Weather Impacted Irish Farming?

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How it spread - 20 original reports

1. Mon, 10 August 2026

   2 reports
   • hoards.com14:02first to report
     Closing the heat-stress summer gap, pen by pen

     The first article in this series described a pen-level heat stress monitoring system: sensors that measure panting, “a daily report that ranks pens by their hours in heat stress,” and a quick-response protocol that sends a crew to investigate

   • todayfm.com16:00
     How Has The Hot Weather Impacted Irish Farming?

     While many of us have enjoyed the warm and dry conditions experienced across the country throughout the summer months, Irish farmers say that working conditi...

2. Tue, 11 August 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)13:47
     Irish farmers warn of fodder pressure after prolonged dry spell

     Hot weather, lack of rainfall could force farmers to use winter fodder stocks earlier than expected

3. Thu, 13 August 2026

   2 reports
   • southeastradio.ie06:19
     Animal welfare concerns grow as temperatures set to reach 31 degrees

     Wexford's local radio station

   • Die Zeit (Germany)12:11
     Agrar: Kühe im Hitzestress - Landwirt sorgt sich um Futter
4. Mon, 17 August 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)15:09
     Swiss cheese makers hit by heat wave, drought: Report

     Heat stress causes cows to produce less milk, leaving farmers short of fodder

5. Wed, 19 August 2026

   1 report
   • southernstar.ie06:40
     EDITORIAL: Fodder shortage drought of order

     We have been basking in unseasonably hot weather and while it is receiving a broad welcome it is not without its challenges.

6. Sat, 22 August 2026

   1 report
   • theirishfield.ie00:00
     Solar power information evening

     Could you save money by installing solar panels on the roof of your stables?

7. Wed, 26 August 2026

   5 reports
   • Le Monde (France)08:06
     Sécheresse : le gouvernement assouplit temporairement les règles AOP pour l’abondance, le beaufort et le comté

     Face à une sécheresse qualifiée d’« historique » par l’INAO, d’autres AOP fromagères pourraient bientôt bénéficier d’assouplissements similaires pour préserver leur production.

   • France Info (France)08:54
     Face à la sécheresse, le gouvernement allège le cahier des charges AOP du comté, du beaufort et de l'abondance

     Les producteurs ont obtenu des dérogations exceptionnelles pour nourrir leurs troupeaux. Ces mesures interviennent alors que la pousse cumulée des prairies permanentes était, au 10 août, inférieure d'un tiers à celle observée en moyenne à la même date sur la période 1989-2018.

   • tuamherald.ie09:30
     Farm waste storage capacity: it’s time to audit the farm

     By Tom Murphy (Teagasc Advisor)

   • Le Monde English09:36
     France eases cheese production rules amid drought and heatwaves

     The French government said producers of abondance, beaufort and comté can supplement their cows' diet with fodder and grain brought in from elsewhere – a relaxation of normally strict rules to ensure authenticity.

   • wlj.net19:12
     Guest Opinion: Silver linings and optimism during dry weather

     While livestock producers face many challenges during drought, there are also unique opportunities in the current climate to add to or improve operations for future years.

8. Thu, 27 August 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World04:00
     France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land

     Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’ Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy workers. Comté , a hard cheese made from raw cows’ milk in the Jura mountains, is France’s top-selling traditional cheese, with more than 62,000 tonnes produced last year. The government...

   • iDNES (Czechia)18:00
     Francie uvolnila pravidla pro výrobu sýrů. Krávy se kvůli suchu nemají na čem pást

     Vzhledem k tomu, že sucho a opakované vlny veder vysušily pastviny a ohrozily tak živobytí tradičních výrobců sýrů, budou u některých z nejznámějších francouzských sýrů uvolněna jejich přísná výrobní pravidla. Výrobci, kteří produkují sýry Comté, Beaufort a Abondance mohou od nynějška dočasně doplňovat krmivo krav, protože na pastvinách už potrava nezbyla.

9. Fri, 28 August 2026

   2 reports
   • carlow-nationalist.ie12:39
     Farming org says government needs to act now to support farmers in drought - Life

     Farmers are already digging into their winter fodder reserves

   • Le Monde English13:22
     France's cheese producers worry after summer of heatwaves: 'If this happens again next year, it will be a disaster'

     Heatwaves have taken a heavy toll on milk production, while scorched pastures have forced farmers to draw on feed reserves normally kept for winter. Producers of many protected-origin cheeses can no longer comply with the rules set out in their official specifications and are concerned about the future.

10. Mon, 31 August 2026

    1 report
    • agweek.com10:30
      What's next for herds after thousands of cattle deaths to heat loss?

      In July and August, thousands of cattle died in extreme temperatures. What's it going to take to rebuild those numbers?

11. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
    • France Info (France)09:04
      Les règles de production assouplies pour les fromages reblochon, cantal et fourme d'Ambert en raison de la sécheresse

      Le manque de pluie des derniers mois ayant asséché les pâturages, les producteurs ont obtenu des dérogations exceptionnelles pour nourrir leurs troupeaux.

12. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report
    • Index.hr (Croatia)08:57
      Francuska zbog suše ublažava stroga pravila za proizvodnju sira

      ZBOG povijesne suše, Francuska je privremeno ublažila stroga pravila za AOP sireve poput Comtéa.