Weather forecast

Met Éireann is forecasting that any lingering rain will clear early today to give a dry day with sunny spells. Highest temperatures 15 to 19 degrees in a moderate to fresh westerly wind. It will be cloudy later tonight which will be followed by some rain, however amounts will be low and many places will stay mainly dry.

In the news today

  • Ireland had the third highest volume of applications for the €150m voluntary milk reduction production scheme.
  • Recent heavy rainfall has led to a delayed harvest and left some farmers with no other choice but to house their cattle. Aidan Brennan outlines some solutions for coping with the effects.
  • The pound has dropped to its lowest level against the euro since the Brexit vote.
  • There were plenty of vintage machines in action and re-enactments of the old ways at last week's National Ploughing Championships.
  • The beef trade is unchanged in recent days with high numbers continuing to come on stream.
  • Coming up today on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • IFA holds final lobbying session before Budget 2017
  • Grain market update
  • We report on the next chapter of Tolan v. Aurivo
  • What's on today

  • South Tipperary IFA Financial Information meeting
  • To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.