Met Éireann forecasts that Friday will stay mostly dry, with just a spot of early drizzle in northern coastal parts.
Highest temperatures are expected to reach between 11 to 15°C during the day, dropping to 5 to 10°C overnight.
Saturday
The forecaster has said Saturday should again stay mainly dry with a mix of cloud and lighter spells of sunshine as highest temperatures are expected to reach 12 to 15°C.
Saturday night should remain dry, but some mist and rain is expected to develop in parts.
Sunday
The night’s mist and fog is to clear on Sunday into brighter spells as Munster will receive light rains in the afternoon with most other areas staying dry.
Temperatures are forecast to reach highs of 13 to 16°C.
Beef
Adam Woods discusses managing weaning stress with suckler calves, thinking about breeding in autumn calving herds and herd health over the winter months.
Dairy
In this week’s dairy notes, Aidan Brennan takes an in-depth look at the factors behind grass DM intakes and which factors contribute the most to getting bellies full as the weather turns.
Tillage
The conditions for planting, grass weeds in tillage crops, the threat posed by slugs and pre-emergence herbicide applications are all covered by Siobhán Walsh in the tillage notes.
Sheep
In this week’s sheep notes, Darren Carty takes a look at deadlines under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, a change to the withdrawal period for Solantel, declaring fertiliser closing stocks and upcoming event dates for sheep farmers’ diaries.
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