Weather forecast
It will be cloudy this morning, with scattered outbreaks of showery rain along the east, according to Met Éireann. A few breaks will develop in the cloud across the western half of the country during the day, but mostly it will remain cloudy. Highest temperatures of 13°C to 17°C.
It will be dry and cool tonight, with lowest temperatures of 7°C to 9°C.
In the news today
Barryroe is the first of the Carbery dairy co-ops to implement the Carbery milk price cut of 0.5c/l for May. Meanwhile, Lisavaird and Drinagh have both held.The seventh farm death of 2016 has occurred on a farm in Co Meath.The IFA has made a proposal to maintain the levy system as it is the "fairest and most appropriate mechanism" for funding the association.There is more to France than Euro 2016, as it remains our second most important market for beef exports and main export market for lamb.Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch presidency of the council on Wednesday.Food in Ireland is the fourth most expensive in the European Union, a new report by Eurostat has found.Debit card transaction fees in livestock marts will be capped at €1 from 1 September onwards.A pedigree Limousin herd in Co Meath is embracing technology to help with a vital farm job.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app
Grain market updateOur weekly news round-up straight to your emailWe cover the Milk Quality farm walk in west CorkMartwatch updatePatrick Donohoe reports from the Fieldays agri event in New ZealandWhat's on today
Weather forecast
It will be cloudy this morning, with scattered outbreaks of showery rain along the east, according to Met Éireann. A few breaks will develop in the cloud across the western half of the country during the day, but mostly it will remain cloudy. Highest temperatures of 13°C to 17°C.
It will be dry and cool tonight, with lowest temperatures of 7°C to 9°C.
In the news today
Barryroe is the first of the Carbery dairy co-ops to implement the Carbery milk price cut of 0.5c/l for May. Meanwhile, Lisavaird and Drinagh have both held.The seventh farm death of 2016 has occurred on a farm in Co Meath.The IFA has made a proposal to maintain the levy system as it is the "fairest and most appropriate mechanism" for funding the association.There is more to France than Euro 2016, as it remains our second most important market for beef exports and main export market for lamb.Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch presidency of the council on Wednesday.Food in Ireland is the fourth most expensive in the European Union, a new report by Eurostat has found.Debit card transaction fees in livestock marts will be capped at €1 from 1 September onwards.A pedigree Limousin herd in Co Meath is embracing technology to help with a vital farm job.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app
Grain market updateOur weekly news round-up straight to your emailWe cover the Milk Quality farm walk in west CorkMartwatch updatePatrick Donohoe reports from the Fieldays agri event in New ZealandWhat's on today
NDC/Ornua National Milk Quality farm walk in Goleen, Co Cork 
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