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Viability of hemp and fibre crops under review

The popularity of hemp products has increased over the last few years, and the growing potential of such fibre crops is now being explored in Ireland. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has indicated that a report exploring the growing of such crops is due out shortly. Hemp is currently included as an eligible crop under the Basic Payment Scheme, and any producer who grows hemp in…

Consultation with landowners impacted by Cork-Limerick motorway essential

The Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Limerick County Council’s recent announcement regarding of the Cork-Limerick motorway has elicited a response from Irish Farmers’ Association environment chair Paul O’ Brien. The planned motorway will take highly productive agricultural area, and the development will obviously seriously impact farmers. “Farmers and landowners in the area are operating under an unacceptable cloud of uncertainty since the road development was first mooted in the late 1990s –…

Online Auctions – Tuesday’s Calendar 05/04/2022

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LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 28/04/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 04/04/2022

Monday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. DC 500-600KG Avg Price/KgAAX 1.79/kgFR 1.49/kgHEX 1.70/kgLMX 1.98/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 580kg 2.21/kg 1280.00LMX, 585kg 2.17/kg 1270.00HEX, 520kg 2.08/kg 1080.00AAX, 510kg 1.96/kg 1000.00AAX, 520kg 1.87/kg 970.00HEX, 570kg 1.82/kg 1040.00 DC 600-700KG Avg Price/KgBBX 2.06/kgCHX 2.25/kgFR 1.72/kgHEX 1.96/kgLMX 2.35/kgSI 1.94/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:BAX, 670kg 2.58/kg 1730.00LMX, 675kg 2.52/kg 1700.00CHX, 610kg 2.34/kg 1430.00AAX, 690kg 2.23/kg 1540.00LM, 690kg 2.20/kg 1520.00LMX, 690kg 2.19/kg 1510.00 DC 700-800KG Avg…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 21/04/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 04/04/2022

Monday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LAMB 20-30KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.84/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 29kg 4.03/kg 117.00LAMB, 28kg 3/kg 84.00LAMB, 28kg 2.76/kg 76.00LAMB, 27kg 2.56/kg 69.00LAMB, 29kg 2.38/kg 69.00LAMB, 26kg 2.31/kg 59.00 LAMB 30-40KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 2.52/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 35kg 3.54/kg 124.00LAMB, 37kg 3.22/kg 119.00LAMB, 34kg 3.16/kg 109.00LAMB, 34kg 3.10/kg 104.00LAMB, 40kg 2.96/kg 117.00LAMB, 39kg 2.64/kg 103.00 LAMB 40-50KG Avg Price/KgLAMB 3.00/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LAMB, 44kg 3.21/kg 143.00LAMB, 46kg…

Tractors, parts, tyres and more at FTMTA Farm Machinery Show

The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association are organisers of two very successful Agricultural shows – the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show and FTMTA Grass & Muck. For the upcoming Farm Machinery Show the association says that many more finance companies, parts suppliers, country clothing, oil companies and tyre companies have booked space for the event. Most of the major tractor manufacturers have already booked exhibit spots. Tractor brands already confirmed…

Organic farming can deliver better returns

The head of the European Commission’s organic unit, Elena Panichi, has said that organic farming can potentially leave agricultural producers with a higher margin than that compared to conventional methods – should the price they receive compensate them for lower yields. The topic of switching to organics was under discussion at a recent webinar. In Panichi’s view, “The yield gap[s] are possibly compensated by higher prices because, in fact, premium…

A personal insolvency arrangement can offset a forced land sale

The use of a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) has been suggested for farmers forced to sell their land due to debt. Shane O’Loughlin, the farm business chair from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), has highlighted that the court-approved PIA mechanism has thus far been successful in preventing fire sales of farmland by vulture funds. O’Loughlin explains that the package is usually facilitated by a personal insolvency practitioner, who…

Changes to 2023 direct payment schemes

The next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which comes into effect on 1 January, 2023, will see changes to direct payment schemes. All entitlement values will change next year, and payment rates associated with all schemes will also be amended due to the direct payment ceiling’s division mechanism. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed five schemes. 2023 direct payments: – BISS/Basic Income Support for Sustainability will replace…

GVM Limerick – Derryleigh, Newport, Co. Tipperary – 11/05

GVM Auctioneers Limerick brings to auction via LSL Auctions a property in Derryleigh, Newport, Co. Tipperary on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 3 pm. The auction takes place in the GVM Limerick City Auction Rooms at 25/26 Glentworth Street, Limerick City (unless previously sold).A truly outstanding Circa 36 st acre roadside holding laid out in three main divisions and well fenced located on the outskirts of Newport Town. This land…

Irish Road Haulage Association calls for price pressure relief for hauliers

When addressing the Oireachtas Transport Committee, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association Eugene Drennan said that co-ops and PLCs with “fat balance sheets” need to address the impact soaring fuel prices are having on hauliers. He made the recent comment as, in his view, the haulage sector is now at a crisis point. To highlight this, he said that there had already had been a recent stoppage at a…

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Online Auctions – Monday’s Calendar 04/04/2022

Monday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

Dairy farmers may be forced to reduce output warns UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has expressed concerns that dairy farmers’ expenses could be putting Northern Ireland’s milk supply at serious risk. Mervyn Gordon, UFU dairy chairman, has emphasized that additional costs farmers are currently carrying must be alleviated by both retailers and processors – so that farmers can “receive a fair return from the booming dairy market”. He warned that if the price of milk and dairy products in…

Locations of Basic Payment Scheme clinics in April

This month, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will host in-person Basic Payment Scheme clinics (BPS) in 20 different locations. The sessions will allow farmers to meet one-to-one with a department official, and make their BPS application on the spot. The DAFM clinics have been well-attended in previous years, but due to restrictions, were held up over the last two years, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food…

Register for Teagasc’s April Clover Farm Walks

The Teagasc Grass10 team and Grassland Researchers from Teagasc Moorepark, will run a series of farm walks during April, 2022. Topics to be discussed at the outings include white clover, nitrogen fertiliser, grazing management and achieving feed security for the year. A series of 12 farm walks will take place across the country this month to highlight the beneficial role that white clover is playing on grazing farms. The series commences…

Vulnerability of sheep sector a concern

The vulnerability of Northern Ireland’s (NI) sheep sector has become a concern to the UK’s National Sheep Association (NSA). This comes as NSA has expressed disappointment at the lack of support thereof. According to the organisation, it is dismayed by the disregard shown in a recent announcement by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots. The lack of proposals to incentivise productivity in breeding ewes being…

Sufficient fertiliser and feed supply, says Minister

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has assured the agri-food sector that there are sufficient supplies of feed and fertiliser in Ireland for the next number of months. The Minister’s response came after a parliamentary question (PQ) was posed by T.D. Colm Burke. The PQ was about the engagement on import substitution for certain agricultural produce. Minister McConalogue says he is meeting with key stakeholders in…

IFA calls for a 30c/kg pig price increase

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling on processors to institute a 30c/kg price increase for pig farmers. IFA pigs committee chair, Roy Gallie says that cashflows are unsustainable and that this is an urgent situation. Farmers in the sector have been haemorrhaging money since September 2021 and losses have risen to €40 per pig sold, he adds. It’s understood that the increase would restore the Irish pig market to European…

Online Auctions – Saturday’s Calendar 02/04/2022

Saturday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 15/04/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 01/04/2022

Friday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LB 30-40KG Avg Price/Kg3.11/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 38kg 3.24/kg 124.00, 36kg 3.22/kg 116.00, 37kg 3.08/kg 114.00, 37kg 3.05/kg 114.00, 37kg 2.98/kg 109.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/Kg2.97/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 45kg 3.66/kg 166.00, 45kg 3.66/kg 166.00, 48kg 3.54/kg 170.00, 48kg 3.27/kg 158.00, 49kg 3.27/kg 160.00, 47kg 3.23/kg 152.00 LB 50-60KG Avg Price/Kg2.27/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 50kg 3.3/kg 165.00, 51kg 3.17/kg 161.00, 53kg 3.09/kg 164.00, 55kg…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 05/05/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 01/04/2022

Friday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. CO 400-500KG Highest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 460kg 1.91/kg 880.00SHX, 485kg 1.55/kg 750.00 CO 500-600KG Avg Price/KgCHX 2.25/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 525kg 2.46/kg 1290.00CHX, 570kg 2.05/kg 1170.00SHX, 525kg 1.71/kg 900.00 CO 600-700KG Avg Price/KgFR 1.56/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SIX, 695kg 2.47/kg 1720.00CHX, 615kg 2.28/kg 1400.00SI, 685kg 2.04/kg 1400.00FR, 690kg 1.64/kg 1130.00FR, 610kg 1.56/kg 950.00FR, 605kg 1.49/kg 900.00 CO 700-800KG Avg Price/KgCHX 2.31/kgLMX 2.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SIX, 710kg…

GVM Limerick – Tubrid, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick – 05/05

GVM Limerick brings to auction via LSL Auctions, for sale by public or online auction in our Limerick City Auction Rooms at 25/26 Glentworth Street, Limerick City on 5 May 2022 at 12pm. Description: Prime residential holding extending to circa 21 st acres of truly excellent quality agricultural lands with extensive road frontage to two roads, laid out in easily managed divisions and well watered and fenced. The single storey residence (in need…

Zetor announces further details on updated Proxima model

Tractor manufacturer Zetor has announced that its 97hp and 125hp Proxima models have undergone significant updates. The company claims that it has built over 36,000 units since the range’s launch in 2004. For the manufacturer’s 18th birthday, the Proxima will receive several functional improvements that will make it even more attractive. The most fundamental change is the transition to a Stage V Deutz four-cylinder engine. The turbo-charged 3.6l common rail…

MEPs call on European Commission to assist in organic farming sector

The European Commission should support and encourage member states to establish their own national or regional strategies for organic farming. This is according to MEPs on the EU’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Members of the committee voted in favour of a report on the EU Action Plan for organic agriculture earlier this week. The report underlines that the share of agricultural land under this sector varies significantly among…

Pasture and non-pasture diets impact raw milk aroma, study finds

The odour of raw milk is both directly and indirectly influenced by bovine diet, according to new research by Teagasc and University College Cork. Their study is the first to confirm the direct transfer of aroma active volatile organic compounds (VOC) from diet to milk. It also shows the differences in aroma between pasture and non-pasture diets on raw milk samples. The analysis was performed at Teagasc Moorepark, where VOC…

Possible cooling effect on house price inflation, says Sherry FitzGerald

Sherry FitzGerald, Ireland’s biggest estate agency, anticipates that “moderating forces” will take effect mid 2022, as house price inflation tapers. This is as increased supply and a probable interest rate hike “cool the market.” In the view of Eoin Lynch, the company’s chief economist, it is likely that the European Central Bank will start to hike interest rates later this year, which will increase borrowing costs, dampening demand in the process. Also,…

Minister condemns recent illegal fires

Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has condemned recent illegal fires by saying that those who deliberately cause these occurrences “are a scourge to society and their activities cost all of us”. He has since announced that there will be increased patrols and aerial surveillance in national parks and reserves. This follows an illegal 300ha fire in Wicklow Mountains National Park. Noonan visited the site earlier this week and stated…

Ireland urged to secure funds from EU REPowerEU initiative

Ireland’s government has been urged to secure support from the European Commission’s new REPowerEU initiative. According to Local Power managing director, Pat Smith, it will ensure that a viable biomethane and biofertiliser sector be established. He adds that the “current energy crisis is a wake-up call for large energy-importing member states such as Ireland.” Earlier this month, the EU announced the planned production of biomethane by 2030. The commission published…

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 16/09/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 31/03/2022

Thursday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LB 20-30KG Avg Price/Kg3.22/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 24kg 3.33/kg 80.00, 28kg 3.11/kg 87.00 LB 30-40KG Avg Price/Kg3.04/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 37kg 3.35/kg 123.00, 37kg 3.30/kg 122.00, 35kg 3.21/kg 113.00, 35kg 3.09/kg 108.00, 37kg 3.05/kg 113.00, 31kg 3.05/kg 94.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/Kg3.10/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:, 44kg 3.35/kg 147.00, 48kg 3.34/kg 161.00, 44kg 3.33/kg 147.00, 49kg 3.31/kg 162.00, 48kg 3.31/kg 157.00, 49kg 3.28/kg 162.00 LB…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 31/01/2023

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 31/03/2022

Thursday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. WBU 300-400KG Avg Price/Kg2.37/kgAAX 1.98/kgAAX,AAX 2.10/kgAUX 2.19/kgAUX,BAX 2.14/kgBAX 2.21/kgBAX,BAX 2.30/kgBAX,CHX 2.27/kgBBX 2.65/kgCHX 2.75/kgFR 1.67/kgFR,FR 1.72/kgFR,FR,FR 1.72/kgFR,FR,FR,FR 1.72/kgFR,FR,FR,FR,FR 1.66/kgFRX 1.68/kgFRX,FRX 1.69/kgHEX 1.88/kgLM 3.04/kgLMX 2.41/kgMOX 1.69/kgMOX,MOX 1.69/kgSHX 2.40/kgSIX 2.27/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LM, 350kg 3.31/kg 1160.00LM, 345kg 3.30/kg 1140.00CHX, 345kg 3.16/kg 1090.00LM, 330kg 3.15/kg 1040.00CHX, 330kg 3.15/kg 1040.00CHX, 355kg 3.13/kg 1110.00 WBU 400-500KG Avg Price/Kg2.38/kgAAX 2.25/kgCHX 2.59/kgFRX 1.75/kgHEX 1.73/kgLMX 2.45/kgSHX 2.34/kgSIX 2.40/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 495kg…