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UK: Weather Forecast – This Weekend
Occasional sunny intervals but also showers, these becoming heavy and thundery across eastern, central and southeastern parts of England. Less windy.  A mixed picture with further showers, mainly in the south and best of any dry weather across the north for Sunday through to Tuesday. Temperatures mainly at or a little below average. LSL News.
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Ireland at the cutting edge of animal health
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and An Taoiseach Micheál Martin were introduced to the latest agriculture designs when they visited Dublin’s Technological University (TU) They met Sean Smith and Tara McElligott, founders of Micron Agritech, from TU who have created new digital technology to tackle common animal health problems and could revolutionise animal health testing. Its Micron Kit, is a rapid, on-site parasite detection test, which the company has been working…
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Average wage for Irish famers is €12.10/hour
Irish famers receive an average nominal gross hourly wage of €12,10/hour for paid labour, according to a new report published by the European Union (EU) Farm Economics Overview.  This is above the Irish national minimum wage of €10.20/hour.  Average farm incomes in the EU increased between 2007 and 2018, reaching €35,300 per farm and €22,500 per annual working unit (AWU) in 2018. Farms specialising in granivores, wine, horticulture and dairy…
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Popular lot on LSL TV over the past 24 hours. HEX in Lot 46 at Listowel Livestock Mart sold for €1970
Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-LISTO-1028269 Popular lot on LSPopular lot on LSL TV over the past 24 hours. Take a look at this Hereford Cross in Lot 46 at Listowel Livestock Mart selling on Thursday: Sex: F – Breed: HEX – DOB: 15/03/2014 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y – TB: 22/12/2020. Sold online for €1970.00 via LSL Auctions. Replay the clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s…
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TOP lot at Carnaross Mart yesterday, Aberdeen Angus in Lot 342. Sold for €1930 via LSL Auctions
Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-219504 TOP lot at Carnaross Mart yesterday was this Aberdeen Angus in Lot 342. Take a look at this fine animal: Sex: F – Breed: AA – DOB: 09/05/2016 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y – TB: 12/02/2021 – BVD: 17/05/2016 – Days in Herd: 1907 – Calf Registered: Y. Sold online for €1930.00 via LSL Auctions. Replay the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s…
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Ireland: Weather Forecast Friday 30 July 2021
Bright with some sunshine at first across the east and southeast. Cloudy further west with outbreaks of rain feeding in from the Atlantic. There will be limited bright spells and a few scattered showers. The rain will clear southwards in the evening, with drier condition moving in over Ulster, much of Connacht and north Leinster. Cooler than average for the time of year with top temperatures of 15 to 18C,…
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Cattle Mart – Price Roundup 29-07-2021
Thursday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. COW 400-500kg Thu 29 Jul Avg Price/KgFR 1.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 455kg 2.13/kg 970.00HEX, 480kg 2.08/kg 1000.00FR, 495kg 1.58/kg 780.00AAX, 455kg 1.56/kg 710.00FR, 495kg 1.33/kg 660.00FR, 440kg 1.20/kg 530.00 COW 500-600kg Thu 29 Jul Avg Price/KgFR 1.45/kgFRX 1.09/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 565kg 3.01/kg 1700.00HEX, 555kg 2.07/kg 1150.00FR, 545kg 1.94/kg 1060.00FR, 595kg 1.88/kg 1120.00FR, 515kg 1.84/kg 950.00LMX, 560kg 1.59/kg 890.00 COW 600-700kg Thu 29 Jul…
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Sheep Mart – Price Roundup 29-07-2021
Thursday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. SHEEP 20-30KG THU 29 JUL Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.89/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 29kg 3.52/kg 102.00SHEEP, 29kg 3.31/kg 96.00SHEEP, 28kg 3.29/kg 92.00SHEEP, 27kg 2.96/kg 80.00SHEEP, 26kg 2.96/kg 77.00SHEEP, 26kg 2.92/kg 76.00 SHEEP 30-40KG THU 29 JUL Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.79/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 31kg 3.96/kg 124.00SHEEP, 35kg 3.72/kg 130.00SHEEP, 37kg 3.51/kg 130.00SHEEP, 40kg 3.49/kg 138.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.37/kg 128.00SHEEP, 37kg 3.26/kg 120.00 SHEEP 40-50KG THU 29 JUL Avg…
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One of Team Ireland’s first Olympic medals coming home to dairy farm
Team Ireland won their first medals in rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and now one of the rowers will be bringing a bronze medal back home to her family’s dairy farm. Emily Hegarty was raised on her parent’s farm in Moonagh, Co Cork, and is one the first female Irish rowers to ever win an Olympic medal.  Together with her three team mates, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe and Fiona…
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IFU calls on processors to increase milk prices
Dairy processors – including co-ops – are being encouraged to increase milk prices to match market prices by the Irish Farmers Association (IFU). Steven Arthur, IFA National Dairy Committee chair has been calling on the processors to return solid milk prices and confirmed the markets are very strong at the moment.  This month the IFU wants all processors to match a market price of 38.11c/L.  “Irish dairy processors are not…
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Big interest online in this Charolais bullock at Granard Farmers Mart, sold for €1940
Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-GRANA-1026080 Big interest online in this Charolais bullock at Granard Farmers Mart. Weighing 750KG, Lot 38 sold online for €1940.00 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
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Ireland: Weather Forecast Thursday 29 July
Another fresh and showery day on Thursday with bright spells and showers, the showers heavy in places, especially across Ulster with a risk of isolated thunderstorms. The best of the sunshine across the southeast of the country. Maximum temperatures ranging 15 to 19C, warmest in the southeast in moderate to fresh westerly winds. Scattered showers overnight with minimum temperatures of 11 to 14C in fresh westerly winds. LSL News.
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Cattle Mart – Price Roundup 28-07-2021
Wednesday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. CATTLE 300-400kg Wed 28 Jul Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.16/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 390kg 2.74/kg 1070.00CATTLE, 350kg 2.54/kg 890.00CATTLE, 380kg 2.45/kg 930.00CATTLE, 350kg 2.37/kg 830.00CATTLE, 380kg 2.34/kg 890.00CATTLE, 360kg 2.33/kg 840.00 CATTLE 400-500kg Wed 28 Jul Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.18/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 485kg 2.80/kg 1360.00CATTLE, 450kg 2.76/kg 1240.00CATTLE, 450kg 2.67/kg 1200.00CATTLE, 457kg 2.60/kg 1190.00CATTLE, 450kg 2.6/kg 1170.00CATTLE, 400kg 2.58/kg 1030.00 CATTLE 500-600kg Wed 28 Jul Avg…
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Sheep Mart – Price Roundup 28-07-2021
Wednesday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. LAMB 30-40KG WED 28 JUL Avg Price/KgLB 2.66/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 33kg 2.91/kg 96.00LB, 38kg 2.71/kg 103.00LB, 36kg 2.67/kg 96.00LB, 36kg 2.64/kg 95.00LB, 30kg 2.6/kg 78.00LB, 36kg 2.56/kg 92.00 LAMB 40-50KG WED 28 JUL Avg Price/KgLB 2.78/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 43kg 3.05/kg 131.00LB, 46kg 3/kg 138.00LB, 44kg 2.91/kg 128.00LB, 44kg 2.91/kg 128.00LB, 42kg 2.90/kg 122.00LB, 48kg 2.90/kg 139.00 LAMB 50-60KG WED 28 JUL Avg…
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Farmers worry about insurance as good weather attracts walkers to countryside
People getting out walking and using the countryside in the good weather have caused concern amongst farmers that they are not following the Countryside Code. Farmers are also worried that the increased activity on their land could result in them having to pay more to be indemnified. Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Hill Committee Chairman, Flor McCarthy said there has been a “huge increase” in recreational users throughout the countryside…
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Charity’s first online auction raises more than £28,000 for good causes
Holstein Northern Ireland’s first ever online charity auction was a huge success, raising more than £28,000 for two local charities.  The auction included a large variety of items, including three pedigree Holstein heifer calves; a corporate experience for four people at Old Trafford; hotel and restaurant vouchers; toys; paintings; several lots of bovine semen; a selection of fertiliser; cattle feed and tickets for Ulster Rugby. “We are overwhelmed by the…
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Cattle Mart – Price Roundup 27-07-2021
Tuesday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. CATTLE 300-400KG TUE 27 JUL Avg Price/KgCATTLE 1.95/kgCHX 2.35/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 357kg 2.42/kg 865.00CHX, 350kg 2.39/kg 835.00LMX,CHX, 353kg 2.24/kg 790.00CATTLE, 320kg 2.22/kg 710.00HEX, 336kg 2.17/kg 730.00BBX, 346kg 2.11/kg 730.00 CATTLE 400-500KG TUE 27 JUL Avg Price/KgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 480kg 1.98/kg 950.00CATTLE, 400kg 0.85/kg 340.00 CATTLE 500-600KG TUE 27 JUL Avg Price/KgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 587kg 1.94/kg 1140.00JE/JY, 540kg 1.83/kg 990.00CATTLE, 525kg 1.68/kg 880.00…
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Sheep Mart – Price Roundup 27-07-2021
Tuesday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. LAMB 20-30KG TUE 27 JUL Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.67/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 24kg 2.92/kg 70.00LAMB, 28kg 2.86/kg 80.00LAMB, 29kg 2.76/kg 80.00LAMB, 26kg 2.73/kg 71.00LAMB, 28kg 2.73/kg 75.00LAMB, 27kg 2.44/kg 66.00 LAMB 30-40KG TUE 27 JUL Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.53/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 30kg 2.97/kg 89.00LAMB, 34kg 2.96/kg 99.00LAMB, 32kg 2.84/kg 91.00LAMB, 31kg 2.84/kg 88.00LAMB, 30kg 2.83/kg 85.00LAMB, 34kg 2.81/kg 97.00 LAMB 40-50KG TUE 27 JUL Avg…
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Record price reached for Wexford coastal farm at auction
A fabulous south Wexford seaside farm has sold for €1.62 million at auction after reaching double the guide price. The 72.4 acre coastal holding with beach frontage was split into three lots and sold by Quinn Property with LSL Auctions last Wednesday (21 July). There were 26 registered bidders for the auction. David Quinn, the auctioneer, said there were 26 registered bidders. He said the spectacular price achieved was due to…
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Guide price of €750,000 for Westmeath 94-acre dairy farm coming to auction
Huge interest is expected for the auction of a dairy farm at Ballintue, Ballynacargy, with 94 acres this week. https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-JLMURT-955185 Offered for sale in lots, with a guide of between €750,000 and €800,000, bidders can come in person or bid online with LSL Auctions. At auction, the holding will be offered in several lots with the first comprised of around 31 acres including the milking yard and cattle accommodation. The second is made up of…
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LSL Welcomes: Sherry Fitz Davitt & Davitt
LSL Land & Property Auctions are delighted to welcome Sherry Fitz Davitt & Davitt to the LSL live broadcasting and online bidding auction platform. For all upcoming, timed and live broadcasting property auctions with online bidding go to: https://www.lslauctions.com/OnlineCatalogue-SFDD The All New LSL TV App is available for live viewing and on-demand replay for Samsung TV, LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV platforms.
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Ram sells for £4400 at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart, in the Pedigree Charollais Sheep (Export) sale
Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-DUNGAN-1020388 Outstanding sale at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart yesterday, in the Pedigree Charollais Sheep (Export) sale. Take a look at the highest selling ram of the day in Lot 18. Sold for £4400. Replay the whole auction 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…
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Must see lot at GVM Group Tullamore Mart. Cow with bull calf in Lot 89, sold online for €2230
Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M198-1021145 Must see lot at GVM Group Tullamore Mart from yesterday afternoon’s sales. Big interest online in this cow with bull calf: Sex: M – Breed: LMX – DOB: 26/03/2021 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: 16/04/2021, Sex: F – Breed: CHX – DOB: 14/06/2014 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: 16/04/2021. Lot 89 sold online for €2230.00 via LSL Auctions. Replay the video clip on LSL TV. Check out…
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Ireland: Weather Forecast Tuesday 27 July
Some bright or sunny spells in the east on Monday but cloud will thicken from the west during the day. Showery outbreaks of rain will develop across the western half of the country during the morning, extending eastwards during the afternoon and reaching eastern and northeastern counties in the evening. There will be heavy or thundery bursts at times which may lead to spot flooding in places. Less warm than…
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Nearly two thirds of male farmers are overweight new study reveals
Results of a Teagasc study have revealed that 62 per cent of Irish male farmers questioned were overweight or obese and a third were trying to slim down. Just over half of participants considered themselves ‘about the right weight’, but based on BMI calculations were overweight or obese. However, the majority (93%) reported being moderately / highly physically active. Another major finding of the study included one in four farmers…