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Met Éireann are forecasting rain to clear eastwards throughout Friday morning. Drier and sunnier intervals will increase from the west, with just a few light showers and highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
After a windy but dry night on Friday night, Saturday will be a mild and windy day. Southerly gales are forecast in western areas for a time and rain will develop in western counties. It is forecast to stay largely dry and bright in eastern counties, however rain will transfer eastwards on Saturday night.
It will be mild on Sunday with lighter winds and a bright and mostly dry day is expected through central and western areas. However, rain will affect eastern counties, with a danger of heavy falls at times. Highest temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees are forecast in light winds.
In this week’s beef management notes, Adam Woods takes a look at weaning issues and getting ventilation right in sheds this winter.
In the dairy notes, Aidan Brennan looks at grass growth rates, feeding meal, what to do with cull cows and says cows need to get supplemented with magnesium to prevent grass tetany.
This week’s sheep notes cover guarding against fertility issues in rams, crutching and shearing store lambs and closing dates for applying organic manures.
We must hope that weather conditions enable the completion of harvesting of ripe crops in the days ahead, writes Andy Doyle in this week’s tillage notes.
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