Weather forecast

Met Éireann has extended the status yellow warning until next Wednesday. A small amount of rain is predicted to fall over parts of the country but it will have little to no impact given current evaporation rates.

In the news

  • Up to 60 farmers and concerned residents blockaded the headquarters of the motorway construction firm BAM in Kill, Co Kildare, today.
  • The proposal to put a cap on the 7.5% nursing home charge for farm assets under the current Fair Deal scheme will hopefully be approved by Government in the next two weeks.
  • Up €20m is to be made available by Glanbia co-op to milk suppliers as part of an extended credit scheme as drought conditions continue.
  • Vegetable farmers are facing increased costs in order to keep crops growing, with many farmers resorting to water irrigation and hand-weeding, according to a Teagasc report.
  • Meath farmer Diarmuid Lally is to replace Henry Corbally on the Glanbia Co-op board and on the board of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII).

    • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • Good week/bad week - the winners and losers this week.