• As Brexit puts Ireland's main agri-food market at risk, growing exports to non-EU destinations are more important than ever, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said.
  • Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has told the Irish Farmers Journal that dedicated software is being developed to clear the backlog of thousands of GLAS payments.
  • EirGrid's CEO Fintan Slye has said he hopes there will not be any issues of civil disobedience over the construction of the N-S interconnector, after government chief whip Regina Doherty said she would back such misbehaviour.
  • With a meeting of stakeholders taking place next week, a decision on funding a 2017 National Reserve is expected shortly.
  • And Met Éireann is forecasting a band of heavy rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning, bringing milder temperatures in its wake.
  • Photo of the day

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

    Drystock farmer Jim Mason uses a cow's pelvic bone to explain ease of calving to visiting salespeople from French meat importer Chazal on his farm in Rathnew, Co Wicklow. / Thomas Hubert