Weather forecast
A blustery and mostly cloudy day today with scattered outbreaks of rain. Some sunny spells will develop this morning.
Temperatures of 9°C to 12°C today in fresh and gusty west to northwest winds.
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered outbreaks of rain.
Blustery and frost-free with temperatures not falling below 6°C or 7°C.
In the news today
There have been calls for further resignations in the IFA following the resignation of former general secretary Pat Smith. The calls come from the Mayo IFA, whose county executive will present a letter at Wednesday’s executive council meeting at 11am. The letter calls for the resignation of Eddie Downey, who stepped back from his position as president on Monday evening, deputy president Tim O’Leary, Jer Bergin, JJ Kavanagh and Ken Heade.In non-IFA news, a farm accident support group is to be established in Cork.Ornua’s Joe Collins has said that recovery in terms of higher prices for the dairy sector is unlikely until the second half of 2016, unless a substantial corrective weather event takes place.Greencore, the sandwich and food-to-go company, saw profits rise by 10.6% for the full year ending September 2015.And the winners of the cell check awards were announced at an event last night.Coming up on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report on the outcome of the IFA’s latest executive council meeting which takes place today at 11am.Contributor vet Tommy Heffernan talks about the importance of cow comfort.We report from last night’s rural crime meeting in Trim.We will hear from the final NI Suckler Beef Programme autumn conference at CAFRE Greenmount.What’s on today:
UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Research Seminar series.ICMSA North and East Cork AGM.AIB prospects for Irish agriculture seminar.For more information about these events or to find out what’s on in your area, visit our agri-events calendar.
Weather forecast
A blustery and mostly cloudy day today with scattered outbreaks of rain. Some sunny spells will develop this morning.
Temperatures of 9°C to 12°C today in fresh and gusty west to northwest winds.
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered outbreaks of rain.
Blustery and frost-free with temperatures not falling below 6°C or 7°C.
In the news today
There have been calls for further resignations in the IFA following the resignation of former general secretary Pat Smith. The calls come from the Mayo IFA, whose county executive will present a letter at Wednesday’s executive council meeting at 11am. The letter calls for the resignation of Eddie Downey, who stepped back from his position as president on Monday evening, deputy president Tim O’Leary, Jer Bergin, JJ Kavanagh and Ken Heade.In non-IFA news, a farm accident support group is to be established in Cork.Ornua’s Joe Collins has said that recovery in terms of higher prices for the dairy sector is unlikely until the second half of 2016, unless a substantial corrective weather event takes place.Greencore, the sandwich and food-to-go company, saw profits rise by 10.6% for the full year ending September 2015.And the winners of the cell check awards were announced at an event last night.Coming up on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report on the outcome of the IFA’s latest executive council meeting which takes place today at 11am.Contributor vet Tommy Heffernan talks about the importance of cow comfort.We report from last night’s rural crime meeting in Trim.We will hear from the final NI Suckler Beef Programme autumn conference at CAFRE Greenmount.What’s on today:
UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Research Seminar series.ICMSA North and East Cork AGM.AIB prospects for Irish agriculture seminar.For more information about these events or to find out what’s on in your area, visit our agri-events calendar.
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