• Just 3.3% of dairy co-op boards in Ireland consist of women members, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
  • Temperatures will hit 24°C in some areas throughout the weekend.
  • Kerry is the latest to raise its June milk price.
  • Scientists have concluded that contaminated feed is the most likely source of infection for isolated BSE cases in Europe.
  • There is strong demand among the current crop of leaving certificate students to study agricultural science at third-level.

    • Photo of the day

    Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day: