Weather forecast
Saturday will bring a mix of sunny spells and showers. The showers will be frequent across the south and west, but more isolated elsewhere. Maximum temperatures of 8°C to 11°C in moderate to fresh south or southwest winds.
Showers will continue on Saturday night, the showers most frequent along Atlantic coasts, some of the showers heavy with a slight risk of hail and thunder, but showers will be isolated elsewhere. Lows of 2°C to 6°C, with a touch of grass frost in Ulster where it will be coldest. South or southeast breezes will be light.
In the news
The number of BVD positive herds and the number of persistently infected (PI) calves born have both halved compared with 2017. Farmers on the Shannon Callows should benefit from the next phase of maintenance work on the river. A new joint farm development programme between Dairygold Co-op and Teagasc was launched by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed on Friday. The last of the heavy rain is expected to clear north early on Friday night and scattered showers will follow. And, the Irish Farmers Journal team will be out in force at pedigree sales this weekend. Keep an eye on www.farmersjournal.ie for all the updates.
Coming up tomorrow, Saturday:
Good week, bad week – find out who the winners and losers were in farming this week.And Nathan Tuffy will be reporting from the ringside.
Weather forecast
Saturday will bring a mix of sunny spells and showers. The showers will be frequent across the south and west, but more isolated elsewhere. Maximum temperatures of 8°C to 11°C in moderate to fresh south or southwest winds.
Showers will continue on Saturday night, the showers most frequent along Atlantic coasts, some of the showers heavy with a slight risk of hail and thunder, but showers will be isolated elsewhere. Lows of 2°C to 6°C, with a touch of grass frost in Ulster where it will be coldest. South or southeast breezes will be light.
In the news
The number of BVD positive herds and the number of persistently infected (PI) calves born have both halved compared with 2017. Farmers on the Shannon Callows should benefit from the next phase of maintenance work on the river. A new joint farm development programme between Dairygold Co-op and Teagasc was launched by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed on Friday. The last of the heavy rain is expected to clear north early on Friday night and scattered showers will follow. And, the Irish Farmers Journal team will be out in force at pedigree sales this weekend. Keep an eye on www.farmersjournal.ie for all the updates.
Coming up tomorrow, Saturday:
Good week, bad week – find out who the winners and losers were in farming this week.And Nathan Tuffy will be reporting from the ringside. 
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