Weather forecast
It will be warm and humid today, according to Met Éireann. There will be some rain or showers this morning especially in parts of the east and north, but drier and brighter periods as well. Sunshine will develop during the day but heavy thundery showers are likely, mainly in Ulster and parts of north Leinster. Highest temperatures of 18°C to 23°C.
Showers will clear this evening and it will be very mild, humid and mostly dry overnight. Lowest temperatures of 11°C to 15°C.
In the news today
There was not enough support among EU member states yesterday to extend the authorisation period for glyphosate for 18 months beyond its current authorisation period.Meanwhile UK farming organisations have published an open letter on the importance of the herbicide ingredient's reauthorisation.Minister for Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, has signed an energy cooperation declaration focusing on the development of cost effective offshore wind and wave energy.The bank holiday sale at Bandon mart saw bullock numbers rise in comparison to last week with 232 bullocks on offer. In beef trends this Monday we reported that factories were still having to work hard over the weekend to persuade farmers to sell cattle. And almost 115,000 people attended Bord Bia’s 10th Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend, a record attendance for the five day event. Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app
We report from the Monday’s Limousin dispersal sale in Roscrea.Farmer writer William Considine writes about his trip to the south of France exploring the potential of agroforestry.What's on today
Monaghan IFA county executive meetingWaterford IFA county executive meetingTo see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
Weather forecast
It will be warm and humid today, according to Met Éireann. There will be some rain or showers this morning especially in parts of the east and north, but drier and brighter periods as well. Sunshine will develop during the day but heavy thundery showers are likely, mainly in Ulster and parts of north Leinster. Highest temperatures of 18°C to 23°C.
Showers will clear this evening and it will be very mild, humid and mostly dry overnight. Lowest temperatures of 11°C to 15°C.
In the news today
There was not enough support among EU member states yesterday to extend the authorisation period for glyphosate for 18 months beyond its current authorisation period.Meanwhile UK farming organisations have published an open letter on the importance of the herbicide ingredient's reauthorisation.Minister for Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, has signed an energy cooperation declaration focusing on the development of cost effective offshore wind and wave energy.The bank holiday sale at Bandon mart saw bullock numbers rise in comparison to last week with 232 bullocks on offer. In beef trends this Monday we reported that factories were still having to work hard over the weekend to persuade farmers to sell cattle. And almost 115,000 people attended Bord Bia’s 10th Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend, a record attendance for the five day event. Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app
We report from the Monday’s Limousin dispersal sale in Roscrea.Farmer writer William Considine writes about his trip to the south of France exploring the potential of agroforestry.What's on today
Monaghan IFA county executive meetingWaterford IFA county executive meetingTo see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
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