Weather forecast

It will be mostly cloudy today with scattered showers becoming widespread this afternoon, which will merge to longer spells of rain in Connacht, Ulster and north Leinster, according to Met Éireann. Conditions will improve towards evening as showers will gradually become isolated and some sunny spells develop. It will be cooler than of late with afternoon temperatures only 14°C to 16°C in parts of the west and northwest, but milder elsewhere with highs of 17°C to 19°C. Winds will be light to moderate westerly.

In the news today

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  • Net profits halved at Bord na Móna for the year ended March 2016, according to its annual report published today.
  • According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office, wholesale dairy prices have fallen by 8.3% since June 2015.
  • The IFA has called for better milk prices as the EU Milk Market Observatory shows dairy prices on the up.
  • William Conlon looks at 10 steps for successful weaning of young calves.
  • With second-cut silage coming close to harvesting, is it cheaper to make bales or make pit silage?

  • We talk to fencing contractor Joseph Mockler about his preferred method of erecting TAMS II grant-approved sheep fencing.
  • And workers at a farm in Surrey in England have been left in shock after a circle in the design of an alien head was cut into their wheat crops.

    • What’s coming up today on www.farmersjournal.ie and on the app

  • Dairy trends update.
  • Dairy management.
  • Beef trends update.

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