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LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 30/11/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 04/07/2022

Monday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SH 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSH 3.09/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 39kg 3.49/kg 136.00SH, 38kg 3.37/kg 128.00SH, 37kg 3.27/kg 121.00SH, 36kg 3.25/kg 117.00SH, 38kg 3.24/kg 123.00SH, 37kg 3.22/kg 119.00 SH 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSH 3.37/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 48kg 3.62/kg 174.00SH, 46kg 3.57/kg 164.00SH, 42kg 3.55/kg 149.00SH, 44kg 3.55/kg 156.00SH, 41kg 3.54/kg 145.00SH, 41kg 3.54/kg 145.00 SH 50-60KG Avg Price/KgSH 2.94/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 52kg 3.37/kg 175.00SH, 50kg…

Online Auctions – Tuesday’s Calendar 05/07/2022

Tuesday’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.

Septic tank system inspections to increase due to high failure volume

According to data compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than half of septic tank systems inspections last year failed because of operational issues such as de-sludging and structural defects. Authorities did the investigations under Ireland’s National Inspection Plan, and it has been established that the failure rate has remained high ever since the scheme’s introduction as far back as 2013. The EPA’s Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems Inspections…

Learn more about organic farming this July

Teagasc, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and organic organisations have a series of organic farm walks planned this July. All farmers and members of the public are invited to book their tickets to join the fun and see organic farming in practice. What’s more, you will be able to meet and speak with the producers and experts in this sector. Wednesday, 6 July, 2022 at 2pm You can see…

Flower farmers in the spotlight at Irish Flower Week

Irish Flower Week is a great time for The Flower Farmers of Ireland, who represent over 80 Irish growers. This annual celebration aims to promote Irish-grown flowers, and the hard-working flower farmers who make it all possible. The showcase takes place from 3 to 10 July, 2022. The organisation is urging consumers to seek locally grown flowers and foliage, instead of imported blooms. It adds that 95% of cut flowers…

Tight supplies, UK beef prices support trade

IFA Livestock chairman Brendan Golden said tight supplies of suitable cattle and strengthening UK beef prices are underpinning the trade. Despite attempts by factories to offer lower quotes, strong resistance from farmers is returning paid beef prices of up to 15c/kg above quotes. Golden said factories are paying €5.00 to €5.15/kg base price for steers and €5.05 to €5.20/kg for heifers with higher prices for larger and specialist lots. R-…

Wool Feasibility Study offers nothing new to farmers – IFA

The long-awaited Wool Feasibility Study offers nothing new to farmers. According to IFA Sheep Chairman Kevin Comiskey, €100,000 has been spent and a lot of time lost for a report that merely confirms what industry and farmers already know. He said the recommendations of the Wool Feasibility Study are another tactic to delay supporting farmers for what is a huge cost burden on sheep farms. The IFA will certainly actively…

Online Auctions – Monday’s Calendar 04/07/2022

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.

Minister suggests insurance cover for valuable cattle

While the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said that the main compensation provision of the bovine TB programme is the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme, Cavan-Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has called on the DAFM to increase compensation levels for herds impacted by disease under the TB Eradication Scheme. In his view, this will reflect the actual market value of cattle as current compensation levels…

Tullamore Show FBD National Livestock Show 2022

Competition entries for The Tullamore Show close this week

Online entries to The Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show close this week. With 1000 competitions at the core of this popular event, the closing date for accepting participants is fast approaching on 6 July, 2022. The Tullamore Show takes place on the 250-acre Butterfield Estate, Tullamore, on Sunday 14 August. This year LSL Auctions will broadcast live to local and international audiences directly from the venue – allowing remote viewers to watch…

Conor Hammersley wins Teagasc-Fulbright Award 2022

Teagasc Walsh Scholar Conor Hammersley has won the Teagasc-Fulbright Award, enabling him to conduct further research into contemporary issues impacting on farmers’ wellbeing and health. Hammersley will spend time at the Columbia-Bassett Medical School in New York to research evolving socio-cultural and economic challenges US farmers face in relation to their health, compared to those encountered by farmers in Ireland. He will undertake qualitative research through interviews, observations and focus…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 01/02/2023

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 01/07/2022

Friday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SC 400-500KG Highest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 490kg 2.18/kg 1070.00HEX, 485kg 2.14/kg 1040.00AAX, 495kg 2.10/kg 1040.00 SC 500-600KG Highest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 525kg 2.29/kg 1200.00CH, 595kg 1.97/kg 1170.00 SC 600-700KG Avg Price/KgBBX 2.23/kgCHX 2.60/kgLMX 2.65/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 620kg 3/kg 1860.00CHX, 665kg 2.80/kg 1860.00LMX, 690kg 2.75/kg 1900.00SAX, 680kg 2.74/kg 1860.00LMX, 695kg 2.73/kg 1900.00CHX, 665kg 2.71/kg 1800.00 SC 700-800KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.40/kgCHX 2.59/kgLMX 2.66/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX,…

Online Auctions – Saturday’s Calendar 02/07/2022

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GM maize approved for food and feed products

Approval has been given by the European Commission for the use of genetically modified (GM) maize for food and feed. A spokesperson has said that GM maize has gone through a rigorous authorisation procedure. After a voting process in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) and a subsequent appeal committee, member states did not reach a qualified majority in favour or against the authorisation. But the…

Farmers unions and IFA talk soaring input costs

IFA Livestock Chair Brendan Golden, IFA Sheep Chair Kevin Comiskey and Senior Policy Executive on Livestock Tomás Bourke recently met with their counterparts from NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Wales and the Ulster Farmers Union to discuss issues impacting on drystock farmers here and across the UK. The main focus of the discussion with the farmers unions was the current market situation and the savage increase in farm inputs, which is…

Potato consumption plateaus, says the IFA

Domestic potato consumption appears to have plateaued with slight improvement following poorer weather last week, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association. Rainfall over the past week was welcomed by growers, although regional variation was significant. Queens continue to be lifted in the southeast this week. Demand is slow to pick up to date. It will be a couple of weeks before crops are fit along the east coast. There is…

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 05/12/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 30/06/2022

Thursday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. DC 500-600KG Avg Price/KgFR 1.61/kgFRX 1.74/kgLMX 2.23/kgSH 2.43/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 560kg 2.57/kg 1440.00SH, 570kg 2.51/kg 1430.00SH, 550kg 2.44/kg 1340.00SH, 545kg 2.35/kg 1280.00FRX, 580kg 2.07/kg 1200.00FR, 535kg 2.06/kg 1100.00 DC 600-700KG Avg Price/KgAAX 1.00/kgBBX 2.20/kgLMX 2.23/kgSIX 2.39/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SIX, 665kg 2.69/kg 1790.00LMX, 640kg 2.5/kg 1600.00BBX, 635kg 2.43/kg 1540.00CHX, 620kg 2.34/kg 1450.00SIX, 640kg 2.33/kg 1490.00SIX, 620kg 2.31/kg 1430.00 DC 700-800KG Avg Price/KgLMX 2.47/kgSH…

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 05/08/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 30/06/2022

Thursday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 20-30KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.72/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 26kg 3.05/kg 79.00SHEEP, 21kg 2.38/kg 50.00 SHEEP 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.02/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 34kg 3.81/kg 131.00SHEEP, 34kg 3.47/kg 118.00SHEEP, 40kg 3.47/kg 138.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.42/kg 130.00SHEEP, 40kg 3.41/kg 135.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.39/kg 129.00 SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.16/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 40kg 3.68/kg 147.00SHEEP, 41kg 3.58/kg 147.00SHEEP, 47kg 3.56/kg 168.00SHEEP, 43kg 3.56/kg 154.00SHEEP, 41kg 3.53/kg 145.00SHEEP, 45kg…

Online Auctions – Friday’s Calendar 01/07/2022

Friday’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.

Apply for Tillage Incentive Scheme and Protein/Cereal Mix Crop Scheme

The online application system for the Tillage Incentive Scheme and Protein/Cereal Mix Crop Scheme is now open. Charlie McConalogue, Minister Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has announced that farmers wishing to apply for the scheme can do so themselves or through their advisor up to 20 July, 2022 by logging on to the Exceptional Aid System. Letters are now being issued to eligible applicants based on the crops declared on…

Green dock beetles attack dock leaves

Irish beetles bred by Mayo-based couple Louis and Siobhan Ward have been recruited to tackle the war on dock leaves at ABP’s Demonstration Farm in Carlow. The initiative is part of an ABP approach to promote on-farm environmentally sustainable and regenerative farming practices. ABP’s Demonstration Farm at Clonegal is a centre of excellence when it comes to industry-leading environmental research. Trials carried out at the farm have already shown the potential…

Online Auctions – Thursday’s Calendar 30/06/2022

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LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 29/06/2022

Wednesday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. DRYCOW-F 500-600KG Avg Price/KgSIX 2.13/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SIX, 585kg 2.15/kg 1260.00SIX, 570kg 2.11/kg 1200.00 DRYCOW-F 600-700KG Avg Price/KgBBX 2.19/kgCHX 2.67/kgHEX 2.01/kgSAX 2.23/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 690kg 2.72/kg 1880.00LM, 650kg 2.69/kg 1750.00LMX, 635kg 2.63/kg 1670.00CHX, 615kg 2.62/kg 1610.00SIX, 615kg 2.50/kg 1540.00SAX, 640kg 2.42/kg 1550.00 DRYCOW-F 700-800KG Avg Price/KgCHX 2.61/kgHEX 2.19/kgLMX 2.54/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:BBX, 725kg 3.03/kg 2200.00LMX, 760kg 2.88/kg 2190.00CHX, 735kg 2.68/kg 1970.00CHX, 710kg 2.63/kg…

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 29/11/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 29/06/2022

Wednesday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. LB 30-40KG Avg Price/KgLB 3.22/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 35kg 3.4/kg 119.00LB, 38kg 3.32/kg 126.00LB, 38kg 3.29/kg 125.00LB, 39kg 3.28/kg 128.00LB, 36kg 3.25/kg 117.00LB, 38kg 3.13/kg 119.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/KgLB 3.34/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 44kg 3.57/kg 157.00LB, 44kg 3.55/kg 156.00LB, 43kg 3.53/kg 152.00LB, 46kg 3.52/kg 162.00LB, 44kg 3.5/kg 154.00LB, 42kg 3.5/kg 147.00 LB 50-60KG Avg Price/KgLB 3.09/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 50kg 3.28/kg 164.00LB, 50kg…

Flavours of Fingal Gardening & Horticultural competition

The Flavours of Fingal Gardening & Horticultural competition section stands alongside numerous other categories for this year’s show at Newbridge House & Farm, Donabate, Ireland from 2 to 3 July, 2022. The other competition sections include Beef, All Ireland Cook Competition, Photography, Poultry, Dairy, Horse, Sheep and Dairy. In the horticulture marquee there will be competition classes for Flowers, Pot Plants, Vegetables, Fruit, Home Baking, Handcrafts, Flower Arranging and special…

Handy steering frame takes hoeing into hi-tech

The Steketee EC-Steer parallel steering frame from LEMKEN expands the range of applications for any hoeing machine. It effectively turns unsteered hoeing machines from popular manufacturers into implements with joystick or even camera steering. It is a simple option for farmers who want to upgrade their existing hoeing technology or switch between systems. How does the steering frame work? The three-point mounted frame enables smooth and precise steering while working with open lower link stabilisers on the tractor, as no lateral movements are transferred…

Hereford beef genetics sustainability program

The Irish Hereford Prime beef producer group have made a substantial investment in a new beef genetics sustainability program. The farmer-led group has partnered with Dovea Genetics and the Irish Hereford Breed Society. Together they hope to identify and promote bulls capable of further improving the quality and substantiality credentials of its premium beef brand. In the first year, the initiative sees the roll out of three new Hereford AI…

Irish Business Voice Programme: survey

Irish-owned businesses across the country are working through unprecedented times and rapid change. An easing of Covid restrictions has enabled many businesses to ramp up their activity, however, this has come against the backdrop of rising inflation and costs of doing business. The Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce their support of the Grant Thornton 2022 Irish Business Voice Programme. The purpose of the programme is to ensure that Irish…

Kildalton celebrates 50th year as education college

The Teagasc Kildalton Agriculture, Horticulture and Equine College in Piltown county Kilkenny recently held an open day to celebrate its 50th year as an education college. Kildalton College first opened its doors to young farmers in 1971 with 29 students enrolled. The following year the Horticultural College opened with 18 students and the Equine College in 1986 with four students. Today, Kildalton College is the largest college in the Teagasc…

Online Auctions – Wednesday’s Calendar 29/06/2022

Wednesday’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.