Weather forecast

Wednesday will be a lot like Tuesday, according to Met Éireann.

The day will start off dry and bright with just a mix of cloud cover. The good news does not last, however.

As we move towards evening, thicker cloud is expected to develop and patchy rain will move in from the Atlantic. It will affect western counties at first before moving eastwards on Wednesday night. Temperatures will range from 15°C to 19°C.

In the news

  • A beautiful Belgian Blue made a beautiful price for the owner in Kanturk Mart on Tuesday. Read more
  • about the whopping price by clicking here.

  • Butter was again the standout performer at Tuesday’s Global Dairy Trade in New Zealand with the overall index price solid.
  • Rowena Dwyer, one of the most important figures in the IFA, has announced she is leaving the farm organisation next month.
  • Darren Carty profiles a very handy portable sheep dipping unit that can call to your door.
  • And, finally, a Co Roscommon farmer has had a lucky escape after he was dragged by his bull across a field.
  • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • Kenneth Gill is the first organic BETTER farmer. Can he compete with the conventionalists? Ciarán Lenehan examines.
  • We visit a Belted Galloway breeder in Co Galway for My Farming Week. Those Galway lads are handy at belting things.
  • Have you listened to our podcast? If you haven’t then you should. It will be online later and we have some big hitter talking to us this week including the Minister for Agriculture.
  • What’s on today

  • As it stands, there is just one event on in our agri-calendar. Are you interested in share farming? Well then you better be in Bantry, west Cork, by 10.30am for the Teagasc share farming open day on the Shinagh Estates farm.
  • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.