Weather forecast
According to Met Éireann, tonight will be mostly dry with just some patchy light rain. It will also be breezy with fresh southwest winds that will be strong along the coast. The temperature will be milder than recent nights with lows of 11°C to 13°C.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be mostly cloudy at first with patchy drizzle confined to Connacht and west Ulster. Sunny spells will first develop over southern counties and then in other parts through the afternoon. It will be unusually warm for the time of year with temperatures of 17°C to 21°C.
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The latest series of technical papers from the UK government indicate that the UK would maintain recognition of EU standards on products such as meat, dairy and vegetables.A new scheme has been launched to encourage the planting of more native woodlands trees by private businesses on the lands of willing owners.ICBF figures for 2018 have shown the national calving interval for the beef herd has slipped by two days.A report from Teagasc has revealed farmers who forward contracted 20% of their milk in 2016 were better off than those who didn’t by 1c/l.Several cattle were killed in Mayo due to poisoning from yew trees.Coming up this Wednesday
Listen to our weekly podcast on our website and app, on Spotify and on iTunes.The latest from the BETTER farm suckler programme.Grain markets update.
Weather forecast
According to Met Éireann, tonight will be mostly dry with just some patchy light rain. It will also be breezy with fresh southwest winds that will be strong along the coast. The temperature will be milder than recent nights with lows of 11°C to 13°C.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be mostly cloudy at first with patchy drizzle confined to Connacht and west Ulster. Sunny spells will first develop over southern counties and then in other parts through the afternoon. It will be unusually warm for the time of year with temperatures of 17°C to 21°C.
In the news
The latest series of technical papers from the UK government indicate that the UK would maintain recognition of EU standards on products such as meat, dairy and vegetables.A new scheme has been launched to encourage the planting of more native woodlands trees by private businesses on the lands of willing owners.ICBF figures for 2018 have shown the national calving interval for the beef herd has slipped by two days.A report from Teagasc has revealed farmers who forward contracted 20% of their milk in 2016 were better off than those who didn’t by 1c/l.Several cattle were killed in Mayo due to poisoning from yew trees.Coming up this Wednesday
Listen to our weekly podcast on our website and app, on Spotify and on iTunes.The latest from the BETTER farm suckler programme.Grain markets update. 
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