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Cloudy and wet, with widespread rain, gradually giving way to more showery conditions. However, there will be some heavy and thundery falls, especially in the southern half of the country, with a risk of localised flooding. Maximum temperatures of 15 to 20C, with light to moderate breezes. LSL News.

Continuing unsettled and often rather cool with rather showers and some longer spells of rain, some of which are likely to be heavy, perhaps thundery. LSL News.

Wednesday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. CATTLE 300-400kg Wed 4 Aug Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 325kg 3.08/kg 1000.00CATTLE, 340kg 2.79/kg 950.00CATTLE, 398kg 2.74/kg 1090.00CATTLE, 350kg 2.71/kg 950.00CATTLE, 380kg 2.55/kg 970.00CATTLE, 385kg 2.34/kg 900.00 CATTLE 400-500kg Wed 4 Aug Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.23/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 470kg 2.60/kg 1220.00CATTLE, 425kg 2.59/kg 1100.00CATTLE, 420kg 2.57/kg 1080.00CATTLE, 425kg 2.56/kg 1090.00CATTLE, 400kg 2.52/kg 1010.00CATTLE, 420kg 2.5/kg 1050.00 CATTLE 500-600kg Wed 4 Aug Avg…

Wednesday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. SHEEP 20-30kg Wed 4 Aug Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.69/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 23kg 3.04/kg 70.00SHEEP, 29kg 2.76/kg 80.00SHEEP, 27kg 2.67/kg 72.00SHEEP, 28kg 2.29/kg 64.00 SHEEP 30-40kg Wed 4 Aug Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.77/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 34kg 3.41/kg 116.00SHEEP, 34kg 3.35/kg 114.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.05/kg 116.00SHEEP, 35kg 2.97/kg 104.00SHEEP, 32kg 2.88/kg 92.00SHEEP, 39kg 2.87/kg 112.00 SHEEP 40-50kg Wed 4 Aug Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.64/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 44kg 3/kg…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-220649 Big interest in this Charolais bullock at Carnaross Mart. Did you see Lot 182? Sex: M – Breed: CH – DOB: 14/06/2019 – Owners: 2 – Export: N – QA: N – TB: 27/02/2021 – BVD: 20/06/2019 – Days in Herd: 229 – Calf Registered: N. Sold online for €1870.00 via LSL Auctions. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-MIDKER-1039224 Take a look at this ram in Lot 125A at Mid Kerry Co-Op Mart yesterday. Popular lot online, sold for €240.00 at 104KGs. Replay the video 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

Market conditions will be favourable for the rest of 2021 with markets and buying patterns returning to normal, say the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). A total of 110,000 to 120,000 less slaughter cattle are available compared to the same period in 2020.  IFA livestock chairman Brendan Golden said supplies of finished cattle would be tight for the rest of the year. He predicted this will add competition for farmers and ensure…

During the pandemic restrictions and socially distancing prevented marts in Ireland from trading unless they moved their business online. Farmers and livestock marts quickly moved into the world of online trading showing how well farmers and marts can adapt when needed. Now cattle marts have reopened with large numbers of cattle in mart rings still being bought by online bidders. New cattle movement data from 2020, reveals the number of…

An 111 acre farm in Delvin, Co. Westmeath is coming to auction. This is a unique chance to purchase the three bedroom residence and yard on 12.5 acres, in separate lots or the entire farm. Auctioneers Raymond Potterton describe the farm as “top quality” and said Addinstown is a rare opportunity to purchase a well developed farm on some of the very best land in County Westmeath. The farm is…

Farmers with restricted herds are able to move cattle in and restock during a breakdown following changes by the EU to TB regulations.  Under the EU Animal Health Law new provisions have removed the need for a TB-restricted herd to have completed one clear herd TB test before cattle can be moved into it.  Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue said the new change will make it simpler for the business…

Wednesday will start dry with sunny spells for most, though it will be cloudier in the west with light patchy rain lingering for a time. Scattered showers will develop across the country with showers becoming heavy and thundery. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20C in a light to moderate southwesterly breeze.  LSL News.

An Israeli start-up will launch vegan meat alternatives in the UK, which are 3D printed to mimic the texture of animal produce. Redefine Meat said it is able to print 10kg of vegan meat per hour and is expected to be ready for market by the end of the year. The food-tech company, founded in 2018, has 80 employees and recently secured $29million in funding bringing its total with several…

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called for farmers to be given more control over how they obtain anti-parasiticmedicines in Ireland. These medicines are only available from a farm vet who has to prescribe them.  In contrast Farmers in Northern Ireland and Great Britain do not need veterinary involvement in the supplying anti-parasitic products. Pat Farell, IFA animal health chairman, said Irish farmers need to be able to source these anti-parasitic products in a…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M198-1037548 One of the most viewed lots on LSL TV in the past 24 hours! Take a look at this outstanding mixed Belgium Blue & Limousin pair in Lot 71 at GVM Group Tullamore Mart: Sex: F – Breed: BBX – DOB: 14/06/2021 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: N + Sex: F – Breed: LMX – DOB: 09/04/2013 – Owners: 4…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-WRM-1036650 Must see sale of the day at Waterford Ross Co-op Marts yesterday. This hogget in Lot 805, sold for €480.00 at 95KGs. Replay 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

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.

A good deal of dry weather for the rest of the Bank holiday weekend though there will be showers. Largely cloudy too but some sunny spells will still occur. Temperatures around average for the time of year. LSL News.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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.