Weather
Monday will start cloudy for many, and wet too, across western parts, as outbreaks of rain track eastwards across the country, becoming lighter and patchier. A clearance will develop in the west, with crisp sunshine there from afternoon. Highest temperatures will range from 8°C to 11°C in light breezes.
In the news
According to economist and chair of Love Irish Food Jim Power, shoppers from the Republic who cross into Northern Ireland to save money on the back of the weak sterling rate are not better off.Except for a few late calvers that joined the autumn milkers, Harold Kingston chose the select all function and dried off the last of the spring herd last weekend.The final pedigree cattle sale of the year took centre stage at Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday, providing buyers with one last chance to purchase stock before the year end. Meanwhile, there were strong prices at the Headford special sale. Four secondary school students from Co Limerick met Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to present him with their project on farm safety. A Chinese entrepreneur plans to send fresh milk from Australia to China in three days.Can US beef breeding indices compete with Ireland? Ciarán Lenehan investigates. Coming up
We report from the launch of the new Sheep Welfare Scheme. What's on
No events have been scheduled for today. To see what's coming up in your area visit our agri-events calendar.
Weather
Monday will start cloudy for many, and wet too, across western parts, as outbreaks of rain track eastwards across the country, becoming lighter and patchier. A clearance will develop in the west, with crisp sunshine there from afternoon. Highest temperatures will range from 8°C to 11°C in light breezes.
In the news
According to economist and chair of Love Irish Food Jim Power, shoppers from the Republic who cross into Northern Ireland to save money on the back of the weak sterling rate are not better off.Except for a few late calvers that joined the autumn milkers, Harold Kingston chose the select all function and dried off the last of the spring herd last weekend.The final pedigree cattle sale of the year took centre stage at Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday, providing buyers with one last chance to purchase stock before the year end. Meanwhile, there were strong prices at the Headford special sale. Four secondary school students from Co Limerick met Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to present him with their project on farm safety. A Chinese entrepreneur plans to send fresh milk from Australia to China in three days.Can US beef breeding indices compete with Ireland? Ciarán Lenehan investigates. Coming up
We report from the launch of the new Sheep Welfare Scheme. What's on
No events have been scheduled for today. To see what's coming up in your area visit our agri-events calendar.
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