Weather
It will be windy today with strong southerly winds during the morning, changing to westerly this afternoon. Showers will occur mainly in western and southern counties this morning, but a spell of heavier rain will spread eastwards in the afternoon.
It will become mostly dry and clear this evening and early tonight with lowest temperatures of 2°C to 4°C and ground frost for a time. Cloud will increase later in the night bringing scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. South to southwesterly winds will strengthen by the end of the night.
In the news today
The ESB and Met Éireann have notified county councils in the Shannon catchment area of the danger of rising flood levels in the coming days.Infant formula producer Danone has set climate targets all the way to the farm gateThe six members of the IFA executive board have “apologised unreservedly” to IFA members and have moved to distance themselves from the supposed inaction within the IFA over Con Lucey’s resignation letters in 2014. Farmers writes: Ciaran Lenehan argues that veganism needs to remove the blinkers.Futures contracts for WMP continue to gain in price, suggesting a further lift may be likely at the next GDT auction in a week’s time.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report from yesterday’s sale at Carnaross mart in Co Meath where there was good trade for bullocks and heifers, while the cow trade was down.We will also have the winners from the Ulster Bank Business Achievers awards with sectoral prizes awarded to companies operating in both the food and drink and agribusiness categories.Submission deadlines:
BDGP: All surveys in relation to animals born up to 30 June 2015 are to be completed and returned to the ICBF by Tuesday 8 December in order to receive payment this month.What’s on today:
Volac heifer rearing international conference.For more information on these events visit our agri events calendar.
Weather
It will be windy today with strong southerly winds during the morning, changing to westerly this afternoon. Showers will occur mainly in western and southern counties this morning, but a spell of heavier rain will spread eastwards in the afternoon.
It will become mostly dry and clear this evening and early tonight with lowest temperatures of 2°C to 4°C and ground frost for a time. Cloud will increase later in the night bringing scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. South to southwesterly winds will strengthen by the end of the night.
In the news today
The ESB and Met Éireann have notified county councils in the Shannon catchment area of the danger of rising flood levels in the coming days.Infant formula producer Danone has set climate targets all the way to the farm gateThe six members of the IFA executive board have “apologised unreservedly” to IFA members and have moved to distance themselves from the supposed inaction within the IFA over Con Lucey’s resignation letters in 2014. Farmers writes: Ciaran Lenehan argues that veganism needs to remove the blinkers.Futures contracts for WMP continue to gain in price, suggesting a further lift may be likely at the next GDT auction in a week’s time.Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report from yesterday’s sale at Carnaross mart in Co Meath where there was good trade for bullocks and heifers, while the cow trade was down.We will also have the winners from the Ulster Bank Business Achievers awards with sectoral prizes awarded to companies operating in both the food and drink and agribusiness categories.Submission deadlines:
BDGP: All surveys in relation to animals born up to 30 June 2015 are to be completed and returned to the ICBF by Tuesday 8 December in order to receive payment this month.What’s on today:
Volac heifer rearing international conference.For more information on these events visit our agri events calendar.
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