Weather forecast
It will be breezy and mostly cloudy today. Outbreaks of rain will affect Atlantic-coast counties, with just the odd spot appearing elsewhere later. Sunny spells in parts too though, best of these further east, where it will stay largely dry. Highest temperatures of 12°C to 16°C, mildest across the north midlands and north Leinster. Southwest winds will be moderate to fresh.
It will be rather cloudy tonight with some light rain possible. Lowest temperatures of 3°C to 8°C, coolest in the southwest of Munster, where skies will be clearer. Winds will be light to moderate southwesterly.
In the news today:
ICSA is to hold a protest on Wednesday in Dublin against the proposed Mercosur and TTIP trade deals.Improving the genetic basis of a suckler herd could boost its EBI by up to €6,000.The IFA executive council has adopted new rules for the nomination of candidates to the position of Connacht regional chair.After years of prescribing antibiotics for mastitis, vet Tommy Heffernan has found a new approach.A 65-year-old man has been killed in a farm accident involving a tractor in Kerry. Having recorded positive performances at its last two events, the GDT index returned a negative result once again this week.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie:
We watch the ICSA’s Dublin protest against proposed TTIP and Mercosur trade deals as the European Commission meets in Brussels to finalise its offer to the Mercosur countries.We attend the IFA-FCStone conference on tools to address dairy market volatility.We bring you the last video update from the Greenfield dairy farm in Kilkenny.Don’t miss our podcast for interviews with a Cavan pig farmer, a Welsh beef farmer and Macra president Sean Finan one year into the job.What’s on today:
Mayo IFA county executive meeting.Greenmount Association Beef Farm Walk in Co Down.To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
Weather forecast
It will be breezy and mostly cloudy today. Outbreaks of rain will affect Atlantic-coast counties, with just the odd spot appearing elsewhere later. Sunny spells in parts too though, best of these further east, where it will stay largely dry. Highest temperatures of 12°C to 16°C, mildest across the north midlands and north Leinster. Southwest winds will be moderate to fresh.
It will be rather cloudy tonight with some light rain possible. Lowest temperatures of 3°C to 8°C, coolest in the southwest of Munster, where skies will be clearer. Winds will be light to moderate southwesterly.
In the news today:
ICSA is to hold a protest on Wednesday in Dublin against the proposed Mercosur and TTIP trade deals.Improving the genetic basis of a suckler herd could boost its EBI by up to €6,000.The IFA executive council has adopted new rules for the nomination of candidates to the position of Connacht regional chair.After years of prescribing antibiotics for mastitis, vet Tommy Heffernan has found a new approach.A 65-year-old man has been killed in a farm accident involving a tractor in Kerry. Having recorded positive performances at its last two events, the GDT index returned a negative result once again this week.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie:
We watch the ICSA’s Dublin protest against proposed TTIP and Mercosur trade deals as the European Commission meets in Brussels to finalise its offer to the Mercosur countries.We attend the IFA-FCStone conference on tools to address dairy market volatility.We bring you the last video update from the Greenfield dairy farm in Kilkenny.Don’t miss our podcast for interviews with a Cavan pig farmer, a Welsh beef farmer and Macra president Sean Finan one year into the job.What’s on today:
Mayo IFA county executive meeting.Greenmount Association Beef Farm Walk in Co Down.To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
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