Weather

It will be cloudy and misty at first on Wednesday, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, but it will become drier from the south by late morning. It will be a mainly dry afternoon for most areas then, with sunny spells. However, cloudy conditions with rain and drizzle will persist along Atlantic coasts. It will be very mild and warm with highs of 13°C to 18°C; it will be warmest in the east and midlands. It will be blustery at times with southeasterly breezes occasionally becoming strong and gusty.

In the news

  • Fianna Fáil proposes cross-party support to help farmers cope with the fodder crisis in the Dáil.
  • The three-crop rule will not apply for 2018, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has confirmed.
  • There will be a farm water inspection crackdown in Ireland's River Basin Management Plan.
  • A Cork man has been named 2017 Teagasc/FBD student of the year.
  • And, dairy prices rose further at the Global Dairy Trade on Tuesday.
  • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • Grass+.
  • My Farming Week.
  • The Irish Farmers Journal weekly podcast.
  • What’s on today

  • UCD School of Agriculture research seminar at 1pm.
  • North Tipperary IFA county executive meeting at 8.30pm in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh.
  • Department of Agriculture BPS clinics at 9.30am in Clifden, Co Galway.
  • Department of Agriculture BPS clinics at 4pm in Knock House Hotel, Co Mayo.
  • Sheep Industry Ireland meeting at 10.45am in Teagasc Athenry.
  • Grass 10 farm walk at 10.30am on the farm of Denis and Eddie O'Donnell in Golden, Co Tipperary.
  • SEAI Energy Show at the RDS in Dublin.
  • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.