Weather forecast

Thursday will continue mostly dry, with good sunny spells but fog may linger. It will be very cold, especially in the north and northwest, with top temperatures reaching just 3°C to 6°C. Elsewhere top temperatures will be around 6°C to 10°C.

In the news today

  • As 400 Kerry suppliers wait for clarity and guidance on how to respond to letters from Revenue, the implications for all farmer co-op shareholders are becoming apparent.
  • Meanwhile, TDs across the political spectrum have called on Ministers Noonan and Creed to intervene in the crisis.
  • Cattle farmers are not ordering ear tags and there is risk of severe penalties and even prosecution if calves are not tagged within 21 days of birth.
  • A total of 1,820 tractors have been sold up to the end of October this year with the largest increase in the west.
  • In this week’s podcast, we hear from farmers hit by Revenue’s decision to claim back tax on their Kerry co-op shares, get an update on Irish tractor sales and speak to the Department’s head of TB.
  • And, the latest recommendation from the technical group of vets advising the bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) eradication programme is to continue systematic tissue tagging until the risk posed by retained permanently infected (PI) calves is removed.
  • Coming up today on www.farmersjournal.ie

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  • What’s on today

  • Save Our Community public meeting on security and crime prevention, Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co Meath at 8pm.
  • To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.