Weather forecast

Friday is forecast to be a cool and breezy day with good sunshine but also with scattered heavy showers.

Met Éireann has said that the showers will be more frequent in the west and may merge into longer spells of rain, also with the risk of thundery downpours.

Top temperatures will range between 13 to 15 °C in fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds.

In the news

  • The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the European Commission want to offer a beef quota of 70,000t under the Mercosur trade agreement.
  • Today’s young farmers are the environmentalists of tomorrow, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan has said.
  • Brazilian beef could be back in the US as early as next month.
  • The Government plans to stop Fair Deal farm charges after three years.
  • The most common cross-compliance problems as a result of farm inspections have been revealed.
  • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • Good news for GLAS farmers who want to do up traditional farm buildings.
  • A decision on the future role of badger vaccinations is due by year end.
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