Weather forecast

Met Éireann forecasts that Easter Monday will be mostly dry, with just a few light showers, mainly over Ulster. Although there will be a good deal of cloud about, it will be generally bright, with occasional sunny spells. Top temperatures will range between 11°C to 15°C in light northerly winds, best over south Munster and south Leinster.

In the news

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  • Bullocks sold for €700 with the weight at Balla Mart this weekend.
  • In pedigree sales, heifers were in high demand at Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown sale, while a Limousin bull topped the multi-breed sale in Ballina.
  • New Zealand farmers are starting to build 56,000km of fencing to make all the country's water bodies swimmable.
  • The latest figures from Poland indicate that it is becoming more of a competitor for Irish beef.
  • Two British tractor enthusiasts have embarked on a 5,000-mile coastal journey around the UK and Ireland.
  • Preparing your BPS application over the bank holiday weekend? Anna Sexton of Brady Group outlines five essential tips.

    • What’s coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • LacPatrick chief executive Gabriel D'Arcy shares his milk price outlook.
  • We visit beef farms in Japan, where factory prices hit €15/kg.
  • The latest figures on international milk supply are coming in.

    • What’s on today

  • Aubrac Society pedigree sale, Tuam Mart, Co Galway, 1pm.
  • First in the series of Teagasc forest management walks, Feakle church car park, Co Clare, 7pm.

    • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.