{"id":1336704,"date":"2024-06-25T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1336704"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:10:30","slug":"met-eireann-issues-advisory-for-potato-blight-later-in-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/met-eireann-issues-advisory-for-potato-blight-later-in-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Met \u00c9ireann issues advisory for potato blight later in week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Met \u00c9ireann has issued an advisory for potato blight, which is in effect until Friday (June 28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The yellow level advisory was issued this afternoon (Tuesday, June 25) and it relates specifically to Thursday (June 27) and Friday of this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The affected regions are counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The advisory is set to expire at 1:00p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its latest farming commentary, issued today, Met \u00c9ireann said that, on Thursday and Friday, weather conditions conductive to the spread of potato blight will develop at times in parts of the west and northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The national forecaster said that there will be opportunities for spraying later today and tomorrow (Wednesday, June 26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n