Weather forecast

Met Éireann is forecasting a damp day with outbreaks of rain or drizzle throughout. However there will also be some brighter periods. Top temperatures will range from 9°C to 13°C in light to moderate southwest to west breezes, before dropping to between 5°C and 10°C at night.

In the news

  • Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed’s current trade mission to Japan is being helped by US president Donald Trump’s protectionism.
  • There is a bit more life in the factory trade, with beef prices lifting by 5c/kg.
  • New calculations show that mastitis can reduce profits by over €180 per cow.
  • Missed our BETTER farm NI beef demonstration at Markethill Mart last night? Watch live: Northern Ireland mart demonstration” target=”_blank”>Watch it back here.

    • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • Where is the Google of farm data, asks farmer writer Kieran Sullivan.
  • The latest from participants in the BETTER farm programme.
  • The Oireachtas Agriculture Committee quizzes Department of Agriculture officials on climate change.

    • What’s on today

  • Irish Farmers Journal Planning for Succession Workshop, Lakeside Hotel, Killaloe, Co Clare, 9.30am
  • Brewing Up a Storm science seminar, 7pm, Gorey Library, Co Wexford.
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    • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.