Weekend weather: colder weather to return

There will be some hazy sunshine, best over the south and east on Friday, but generally cloudy and with a few spots of drizzle in the northwest later. Highest temperatures 12°C to 16°C.

Friday night will remain dry in most areas. It will be overcast and patchy drizzle or light rain will spread gradually into the north and west as the night goes on, though amounts will be small. Minimum temperatures 2°C to 5°C. Light southwest breezes. Some mist patches.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy on Saturday. Dry apart from the odd spot of drizzle or light rain, this mainly in the west. A few sunny spells in the south and east. Light winds. Cooler. Highest temperatures 11°C to 14°C.

Saturday night will be dry and clam, but cold with a widespread sharp ground frost.

Sunday

A bright and dry day with variable cloud and sunny spells. A cool day with afternoon temperatures in high single figures. Winds light and variable. A slight ground frost may form on Sunday night.

Adam Woods takes a look at grass supplies on beef farms, castration and a recent withdrawal change on dosing products.

In dairy, Aidan Brennan takes a look at breeding, fertiliser and calmag. The AM/PM rule needs to be implemented when using sexed semen.

In sheep, close attention should be paid to creep-feeding decisions as costs can quickly escalate.

And in tillage, this would appear to be an appropriate time to get good spring weather for planting and the management of winter crops.