Friday

Met Éireann has said that Friday will be largely dry with patchy light rain and drizzle. There will be a mix of cloud and sunny spells, mainly in the afternoon and evening with highest temperatures of 17°C to 21°C.

Saturday

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Saturday will be cloudy, Met Éireann has said, with rain across Connacht and Ulster from early morning. The rain will spread further south breaking as it does. Highest temperatures will be between 18°C to 21°C.

Sunday

Sunday will start with cloud pushing up from the southwest with patchy rain across Connacht and Munster. Elsewhere will stay dry, and will become overcast by evening. There will be highest temperatures of 18°C to 21°C.

Management notes

Beef

In this week’s beef management notes from Adam Woods, beef welfare scheme dates and in-spec bonus payments are discussed.

Sheep

Darren Carty looks at preparing for the ram effect, purchasing rams, blowfly strike and Sheep Welfare Scheme body condition scoring in this week’s sheep management notes.

Tillage

In this week’s tillage management notes, Siobhán Walsh talks about harvest, straw chopping, stubble cultivation, catch crops, oil seed rape performance and beet management in the current conditions.

Dairy

In Aidan Brennan’s dairy management notes this week, he looks at grass growth, contract rearing, and the proposed slurry storage planning exemptions.