Weather forecast:

There will be further spells of rain today, after the weather warning yesterday, and this rain will be heavy and persistent in eastern and central parts. It will clear the southwest and west during the morning and the day will brighten there with just the occasional shower this afternoon. Highest temperatures of 12°C to 14°C with moderate southeasterly winds.

Rainfall

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According to Met Éireann's farming forecast, rainfall in the past seven days was below normal for much of the country, with 60% to 80% of normal rainfall amounts recorded. However, Ulster was wetter than average with 125% of typical rainfall amount there. The coming week will see average rainfall amounts with some coastal counties likely to receive higher than normal rainfall. Drying and spraying conditions will be mostly poor due to the mostly unsettled weather.

In the news today

  • Irish Farmers Journal market specalist Phelim O'Neill has responded to Monday's report from the World Health Organisation that eating 50g of processed meat each day can increase the risk of colon cancer by 18%.
  • Read the last in our payments glossary outlining when farmers should expect payments from the Department of Agriculture under different schemes and how much they will be paid.
  • Minister for the Arts, Heritgage and Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys is to attend an IFA poultry meeting tonight.
  • We have reports from many of the sales that took place around the country over the weekend.
  • Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app

  • We bring you reports from the Limousin premier sale in Roscrea
  • A new report says using the EU's opt-out clause on GM feed would be detrimental to certain countries' livestock industries.
  • The Department of Justice responds to calls to bring in electronic tagging of repeat offenders on bail
  • What's on today

  • Mayo IFA regional meeting, McWilliam Park Hotel, 8.30pm.
  • BDGP information meeting, Ballykisteen Hotel, Co Limerick, 8pm.
  • ICMSA northeast Kilkenny combined with northwest Kilkenny AGMs, Springhill Court Hotel, Co Kilkenny, 8.30pm.
  • ICMSA North Clare area AGM, Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, 8.30pm.
  • ICMSA Co Sligo AGM, Clarion Hotel, Co Sligo, 8.30pm.