Weather forecast

Today will be a bright and cold day, with further wintry showers especially through Connacht, Ulster and west Munster. Eastern counties will tend to be drier. Highest temperatures will range between 2°C and 6°C in fresh and gusty westerly winds.

In the news

  • An Irish Farmers Journal campaign begins to Save our Sucklers.
  • Farmers could lose up to €180/head by sending cattle to one factory over another.
  • Scanning of mid-season lambing flocks shows litter sizes are down by as much as 10% to 15% on last year.
  • The Department of Agriculture plans to tighten rules so that calves must be at least 10 days old to be considered fit for transport.
  • We hear how Leitrim farmers are being outbid by forestry companies when it comes to land auctions.
  • What’s on

  • Clare IFA Executive AGM, 8pm
  • Irish Seed Trade Association seminar - using Irish certified seed, 12.30pm
  • Teagasc Calf Care event, 11am
  • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.