Month: May 2021

The odd shower in places on Saturday, otherwise largely dry with increasing amounts of sunshine and turning warmer for most. Rain possible in the far northwest on Monday. 

It will become noticeably warmer over the weekend with spells of sunshine, generally dry too with a little patchy rain or drizzle occurring in places.

DEFRA chiefs have confirmed plans to stop licensing of new intensive badger culls after 2022, despite helping to reduce bTB rates.. Existing cull licenses could be cut short after two years, instead of running for five years, where there is sufficient scientific evidence to support.  The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) said it was “disappointing and frustrating” to see the Government pressing ahead with proposals to abandon badger culling.  NFU deputy…

Ministers have welcome the news that the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has recognised Ireland as having a negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, described the reinstatement of Ireland’s negligible BSE risk status, “as a ringing endorsement of Ireland’s robust animal health, food and food safety controls”. The recognition was adopted by resolution of the World Assembly of Delegates of the…

Friday will start mostly cloudy with light rain over the eastern half of the country. Drier to the west with sunny spells. By evening some brighter spells will develop across the east. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18C, cooler along eastern and norther coasts, in light northerly breezes. 

Prince Charles has called for small-scale family farmers in the UK and across the world to come together in a cooperative movement using sustainable farming methods.  Small farmers in the UK and EU are facing changes with the loss of farm subsidies and new post-Brexit trade deals in the UK along with reforms to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). “These small farmers are some of the most hard-working and…

The European Union’s plans to amend the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and encourage more eco-friendly farming could hit Irish farm incomes, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association. More than €10 billion in subsidies to Irish farmers, covering the 2023 to 2027 period, are in jeopardy as ministers discuss reforming CAP. “If the EU was serious about more environmental ambition, they should put up more funding instead of taking 20 to…

LSL Auctions are delighted to be awarded ‘Best Virtual Auctions Platform 2021’ by EU Business News. This respected award symbolises the hard work and outstanding effort of all individuals and businesses who have helped form this demanding and dynamic industry.  We would like to thank all those who voted for ‘LSL Auctions’ and to our clients, viewers and users of the LSL Auctions platform. LSL News.

Dry with sunny spells to begin in many areas. However rain in Minster will slowly spread northeastwards to other areas through the day as a moderate southeast breeze picks up. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17C. LSL News.

Here are some of the great highlights from the past few week at LSL online Land & Property Auctions. www.livestock-live.com/Videos/LSLBestofLandPropertyAuctions.mp4 View more live broadcasting auctions at https://www.lslauctions.com/Locations-Land Highlights Including: Eamonn Gaffney Auctioneers – SOLD – €940,000 – C. 86 Acres with 3 Bed Residence & Farmyard, Granard Co Longford              Quin Property Auctioneers – SOLD – €325,000 – C.3.57 Acres Residence & Yard Co Wexford…

A plague of mice has spread 1,000km across Australia causing widespread damage to the eastern coast. Farmers are sharing images and videos that have gone viral showing mice carpeting farmlands at night, pouring out of grain feeders and storage plants. The mice are decimating crops and industrial food storage and flooding buildings in rural towns. They have been found inside homes, in children’s classrooms and hospitals It is estimated that…

Fertiliser sales have grown by 25 per cent despite efforts to reduce usage on farms to combat climate change, according to the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture. The figures reveal that sales of compound fertilisers increased by 20 per cent this season, while straight fertiliser purchases grew by more than 30 per cent.  Between October 2020 and March this year farmers purchased 934,000t of fertilisers, an increase of…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-205849 Big interest in Lot 97A at Carnaross Mart yesterday. Ewe and a two texel lambs took €348.00, sold online via LSL Auctions. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-CAHIR-898599 Take a look at these eight ewe hoggets. Grand bunch of stock at Cahir Cork Co-Op Marts in Lot 28, sold online via LSL Auctions for €205.00. Watch the clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M170-900073 Popular pedigree Hereford bull in the ring at Kilmallock GVM Group. Easy-calver in Lot 7000 sold for €2000.00 online via LSL Auctions. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-CORRIN-898829 Stand out lot at Corrin Cork Co-Op Marts yesterday. Did you see this Angus bull in Lot 905? Breed: AA – DOB: 10/04/2020 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: N – TB: 07/01/2021 – Days in Herd: – 1Mv, sold for €2020.00 online via LSL Auctions. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new…

A mainly dry day with patchy rain in the southwest gradually clearing and light showers in the northwest. Some sunny spells too with highest temperatures of 13 to 16C in light variable breezes.  Cloud and light rain during the evening with lowest temperatures of 3 to 7C under clearer skies with moderate southeasterly winds. LSL News.

Fully informed views and balance are needed in the ongoing debate around Irish dairy sustainability, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Aine O’Connell, IFA Dairy Committee senior policy executive said: “Despite what others would like the general public to believe, Irish dairy production is environmentally sustainable.” Ms O’Connell believes that science is being cherry-picked because we see many people advocating for a reduction in herd size with very little…

Ireland’s application to have access to the South Korean market for its beef has moved a step closer. According to Bord Bia, South Korean consumers are the highest, per capita, consumers of meat across Asia. They consume a total of 79kg per person, with beef accounting for 17kg of the total.  Meat consumption is forecast to grow over the next four years with beef consumption predicted to grow by 1…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-WRM-895439 These 2 hoggets and 2 lambs were the most popular lot at Waterford Ross Co-op Marts yesterday. Take a look at Lot 851, watch the video clip on-demand via LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-MILFORD-897963 One of the best sheep sales yesterday at Milford Livestock Co Op Mart. Take a look at this ewe with 2 lambs in Lot 26A, sold for 325 online with LSL Auctions. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG TV, Android…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M295-44545 Popular limousin cow at Manorhamilton Livestock Sales. Sex: F – Breed: LMX – DOB: 06/06/2015 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: N- TB: 07/05/2021 – BVD: 10/06/2015 – Days in Herd: 2179 – Calf Registered: Y. Lot 678 sold online via LSL Auctions for €2010.00. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M170-894488 The most viewed lot on LSL TV in the last 24 hours! Check out the three bullocks, three great cattle in Kilmallock Mart GVM Group. Sex: M – Breed: CHX – DOB: 05/03/2018 – Owners: 2 – Export: N – QA: N- TB: 08/12/2020. Lot 37B sold online via LSL Auctions for €2000. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M166-897552 The most popular lot at Carrigallen GVM Group last night. Must see pedigree limousin in Lot 1000. Sex: M – Breed: LM – DOB: 18/10/2019 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: 05/03/2021. Sold online via LSL Auctions for €1940.00. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart TVs, LG…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-205558 One of the highest selling lots of the day, take a look at this Belgian Blue at Carnaross Mart. Sex: M – Breed: BBX – DOB: 29/03/2017 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y- TB: 30/07/2020 – BVD: 30/05/2017 – Days in Herd: 1517 – Calf Registered: N Popular Lot 170 sold online via LSL Auctions for €2300 at 1090KGs. Check out the rest of today’s action live and…

It will remain cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain in the southwest, however it will be drier and brighter elsewhere with isolated showers. It will be become mostly dry and clear across the country through the evening. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15C, in moderate northwest winds. LSL News.

Further showers or longer spells of rain in the east. Mostly dry in the west with sunny spells, these conditions becoming more widespread on Thursday and turning a little warmer. LSL News.

Caged farming could be phased out across Europe by 2027, following calls for an end to the unnecessary practice.The European Commission is drafting new legislation on fair and sustainable farming which would ban caged farming. The Commission is also considering a revision of existing EU rules on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes.  These legal changes should pave the way to banning the caging of farmed animals.  ‘End the…

British farmers have voiced concerns that they will be unable to compete with cheap imports after the Government struck a trade deal with Australia. Canadian farmers are now looking to secure similar access to the British market, after UK concessions to Australia has opened the floodgates for food imports. The generous terms offered to Australia have sparked fears among British farmers of being undercut by cheap imports of beef and lamb from…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-HEADF-894361 Highest selling price at Headford Co-Operative Mart, Galway on the weekend. Lot 225: – Breed: SI – Owners: 1 – Export: R – QA: N – Export Retest: R. Sold online via LSL Auctions for €1890. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new LSL TV App for Smart…