Weather

Met Éireann is forecasting a mild and misty day, with some hill and coastal fog and a little drizzle on southern coasts. There will also be some bright or short sunny spells, probably best over Connacht and Ulster. Top temperatures will reach 11°C to 13°C in light to moderate southerly winds. These will freshen later and become strong at night. The evening is expected to be cool, but milder temperatures will return later in the night, as rain spreads across the country.

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  • It is now clear that a fight is brewing over the review of Areas of Natural Constraints.
  • The Revenue Commissioners are pressing ahead with tax assessments for 400 Kerry farmers, but only for 2011 and with a more conciliatory approach.

    • Dairygold’s chief executive, Jim Woulfe says milk prices can reach 33c/l in 2017, as we publish the October milk league.

  • We reveal how your CCTV cameras can be used to spy on your farm.
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  • The latest agri job offers.
  • The Oireachtas education committee is due to discuss third-level education funding, with the role of farm assets in the means-testing of college grants once again in the spotlight.

    • What’s on

  • IFA regional meeting, Ring of Kerry Hotel, Caherciveen, 8.30pm
  • ITLUS winter conference: Tillage, an unlevel playing field, Clanard Court Hotel, Athy, Co Kildare, 9.30am-4.30pm
  • Royal Ulster Winter Fair, Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Lisburn.
  • Macra/AIB seminar: The future of agriculture for young farmers, Tullamore Court Hotel, Co Offaly, 7.30pm.

    • To find out about these and other events in your area, visit our agri-events calendar.