Friday
Met Éireann has forecast the day staying overcast and misty, with widespread showers in the southwest but mostly scattered rains elsewhere.
Drier spells will emerge into the evening after rains spread eastwards, as highest temperatures are expected to reach 11°C to 14°C.
Further rain is anticipated overnight, which may turn heavy in places, as temperatures drop to between 5°C and 11°C.
Saturday
Saturday is shaping up to be a day of mixed weather conditions, according to the forecast.
The northern half of the country is to see sunny spells and scattered showers, while heavier rains are expected in the south, with highest temperatures of 11°C to 14°C.
Met Éireann does not expect lowest temperatures to drop below 8°C overnight.
Sunday
Sunday is shaping up to be another largely wet day, although once persistent bands of rain move northeastwards, there should be sunnier spells.
Highest temperatures of 12°C to 14°C are expected.
Beef
In this week’s beef notes, Martin Merrick takes a look at what suckler BCS will mean for winter feed requirements, the factors to consider if autumn breeding and the figure to keep in mind when determining straw needs over the housing period.
Dairy
Aidan Brennan discusses housing cows by night, the importance of drying off younger cows and all you need to know about the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day on Saturday 15 November in this week’s dairy notes.
Sheep
Factories’ clean livestock policy, supplementing lambs at grass as dry matter takes a tumble, why the fluke product with the lowest withdrawal may not be the right one for treating lambs close to slaughter and reducing straw demand this winter are all covered in Darren Carty’s sheep notes.
Tillage
Siobhán Walsh’s tillage notes look at why it may not make sense to spray for low disease levels in winter barley, an important oilseed rape check, hedgerow management as ground conditions worsen and how to correctly take soil samples.
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