The Irish Farmers’ Association has called for Government subsidies after this summer’s “unprecedented” heat has left the agricultural sector struggling with significant extra costs. On The Claire Byrne Show, IFA President Francie Gorman said the extreme heat has hit farmers hard in their pockets. Advertisement“If you were asking me about this three weeks ago, our main concern would be about the tillage sector,” he said. “Definitely the last three weeks, we weren't quite expecting that we'd have the lack of rain that we have - it's probably unprecedented.” “What we're having to do now is feed them with our winter fodder supplies,” he said.