Irish Farmers Journal breakfast news: Wednesday 2 March
Good morning. In the news today: Carlow farmers lose livestock from dog attacks, an investigation is underway into the dumping of calves in Clare and the GDT index finally returns a positive result.
Storm Jake will continue this morning with strong to gale force winds westerly. Stormy in coastal areas. Heavy showers moving in later, with wet snow in parts, along with the additional risk of thunder. Snow accumulations, mainly just for higher ground. Scattered blustery showers this afternoon of mainly rain or hail. Temperatures of 6°C to 9°C.
Winds will ease early tonight and showers will fade. However, frost and the risk of ice will set in. Cold, with lowest temperatures of 0°C to 3°C.
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In the news today
It seems the new law on microchipping dogs cannot come into effect fast enough after multiple Co Carlow farmers lost livestock due to dogs trespassing on their land.
In further news, an investigation is now underway by local authorities after the discovery of two dead calf carcases on Whitestrand beach in Doonbeg, Co Clare.
After four consecutive auctions of decline, the GDT index finally returned a positive result for the first time this year with the benchmark dairy index creeping up slightly by 1.4%.
Newly-elected Fianna Fáil TD and dairy farmer Kevin O'Keeffe says that the next government needs to "focus more on agriculture".
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Weather forecast
Storm Jake will continue this morning with strong to gale force winds westerly. Stormy in coastal areas. Heavy showers moving in later, with wet snow in parts, along with the additional risk of thunder. Snow accumulations, mainly just for higher ground. Scattered blustery showers this afternoon of mainly rain or hail. Temperatures of 6°C to 9°C.
Winds will ease early tonight and showers will fade. However, frost and the risk of ice will set in. Cold, with lowest temperatures of 0°C to 3°C.
In the news today
It seems the new law on microchipping dogs cannot come into effect fast enough after multiple Co Carlow farmers lost livestock due to dogs trespassing on their land.
In further news, an investigation is now underway by local authorities after the discovery of two dead calf carcases on Whitestrand beach in Doonbeg, Co Clare.
After four consecutive auctions of decline, the GDT index finally returned a positive result for the first time this year with the benchmark dairy index creeping up slightly by 1.4%.
Newly-elected Fianna Fáil TD and dairy farmer Kevin O'Keeffe says that the next government needs to "focus more on agriculture".
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