Weather forecast

Bright today, with a mixture of cloudy periods and some sunny spells. Most places dry, but there will be some scattered showers about, these mostly light. Top temperatures 12 to 16C., with the moderate to fresh south to southwest breezes slackening this afternoon.

In the news today

  • Co-op bosses are costing Irish dairy farmers €25/cow per year.
  • With the BPS deadline just days away, less than half of farmers have their application submitted.
  • New regulations that silage bales must now be strapped on road journeys.
  • A passionate cohort of beef farmers attended the ICSA protest against Mercosur and TTIP in Dublin yesterday.
  • A first-of-its-kind community-run co-op is producing quality seed for farmers in Ethiopia.
  • In my farming week, we speak to Co Down farmer Ashley Fleming, who has been showing at Balmoral since 1974.
  • Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie

  • The UFU holds a conference on dairy volatility
  • We follow the case of Finbar Tolan v Aurivo due to resume in the courts today.
  • What's on today

  • Clare IFA county executive meeting
  • ASA event in Cork - Where can science lead beef carcase evaluation?
  • Teagasc spring crop walk in Galway
  • To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.