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Land totalling more than 60 acres in Tullaniskey, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, is being auctioned in three separate lots by James L Murtagh to bidders in person or online.  All of the parcels of land being auctioned are laid out in neat divisions, under grass, with dual road frontage to the N52 and R400. The majority of the lands are elevated and have been farmed in a traditional manner over the…

A conservation project to save the Cladoir sheep was visited by the Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan. The Cladoir Sheep Conservation Project, aims to regenerate the rare breed that were native to Connemara and mainly kept for their wool. Post-Famine, the Cladoir or “shore dweller” sheep were pushed out towards the water on the west cost, in favour of other breeds that became popular with farmers and landowners.…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M166-948708 A favourite on LSL TV from yesterday’s sales. Take a look at this super cow in Lot 227 at Carrigallen Mart GVM Group, which had big interest online. Sold for €2040.00 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…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-STRANO-948271 Highest selling lot of the day at Ballybofey & Stranorlar Co-operative Livestock Mart. Take a look at this big Charolais beast in Lot 3: Breed: CH – DOB: 12/02/2017 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – Days in Herd: – 1Mv. Sold for €2450.00 online via LSL Auctions. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live…

A bright, fresh start to the day but cloud will build from the northwest through the day with outbreaks of rain over the west and north towards evening. Highest temperatures of 13 to 18C, coolest over the west and north and warmest in the south and east, in light to moderate west to northwest breeze. LSL News.

Cloud slowly clearing from the southeast with other places dry with sunny spells after a cool start. Cloud and outbreaks of rain moving southeast through midweek, with temperatures around average. LSL News.

Monday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. BULLOCK 300-400kg Mon 21 Jun Avg Price/KgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LIM, 382kg 2.51/kg 960.00SIM, 352kg 2.10/kg 740.00 BULLOCK 600-700kg Mon 21 Jun Avg Price/KgCH 2.60/kgLIM 2.57/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CH, 632kg 2.71/kg 1710.00CH, 646kg 2.63/kg 1700.00LIM, 666kg 2.60/kg 1730.00LIM, 616kg 2.55/kg 1570.00CH, 632kg 2.47/kg 1560.00 BULLOCK 700-800kg Mon 21 Jun Avg Price/KgCH 1.19/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SIM, 732kg 2.46/kg 1800.00CH, 716kg 2.39/kg 1710.00CH, 714kg 0/kg 0.00 COW 400-500kg…

Monday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. SHEEP 30-40kg Mon 21 Jun Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.96/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 39kg 3.99/kg 155.00SHEEP, 39kg 3.14/kg 122.00SHEEP, 39kg 3.10/kg 121.00SHEEP, 40kg 2.98/kg 118.00SHEEP, 35kg 2.94/kg 103.00SHEEP, 35kg 2.94/kg 104.00 SHEEP 40-50kg Mon 21 Jun Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.07/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 48kg 5.80/kg 280.00SHEEP, 43kg 3.25/kg 140.00SHEEP, 44kg 3.24/kg 142.00SHEEP, 44kg 3.23/kg 141.00SHEEP, 44kg 3.23/kg 142.00SHEEP, 43kg 3.21/kg 139.00 SHEEP 50-60kg Mon 21 Jun Avg…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-SIXMIL-944351 The most replayed clip on LSL TV this weekend. Take a look at this young cow at Sixmilebridge Co-op Mart in Lot 40: Sex: F – Breed: LM – DOB: 01/01/2016 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: N – TB: 09/07/2020. Popular lot sold for €1880.00 online via LSL Auction. Replay the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-BALLIN-944378 Highest selling lot from the weekend. Did you see this Charolais cross pair in Ballinasloe Cooperative Livestock Mart? She served on the 10th April to the same bull. Great outfit sold for €2530.00 online via LSL Auctions. Replay this 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…

Increased competition from Australia as a result of the new free trade deal is a “dangerous scenario” that will undermine Irish beef exports to the UK, claim the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Tim Cullinan, IFA president, described the deal as setting a perilous precedent and added: “It’s precisely the dangerous scenario that signalled following the Brexit vote in June, 2016.  “Trade deals between the UK and third countries have the…

The Irish pig price remains at €1.70 to €1.76c/kg this week with no change. Ireland’s percentage of the EU price has increased and is currently 101 per cent of the EU average price as reported to the EU Commission for the week commencing 29 May, 2021. In the last week 58,000 pigs were processed following the bank holiday, compared to the usual 70,000. A strong supply of pigs has been…

Saturday will be a largely dry day with sunny spells, though it will turn cloudier as the day goes on. Some light rain will develop on southwest coasts later in the evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19C.  Thundery showers or longer spells of rain across the country on Sunday with some drier periods. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16C in moderate northeasterly winds. LSL News.

Friday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. Bullock 300-400kg Fri 18 Jun Avg Price/KgCHX 2.52/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 395kg 2.84/kg 1120.00CHX, 365kg 2.68/kg 980.00LMX, 380kg 2.37/kg 900.00CHX, 375kg 2.03/kg 760.00 Bullock 400-500kg Fri 18 Jun Avg Price/KgCHX 2.87/kgLMX 2.71/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 455kg 3.21/kg 1460.00CHX, 460kg 3.17/kg 1460.00CHX, 440kg 3.14/kg 1380.00CHX, 450kg 3.13/kg 1410.00CHX, 488kg 3.11/kg 1520.00CHX, 480kg 3.08/kg 1480.00 Bullock 500-600kg Fri 18 Jun Avg Price/KgCHX 2.35/kgLMX 2.50/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX,…

A campaign has been launched to promote fair and safe working conditions for seasonal workers employed across EU countries. According to the European Labour Authority (ELA), who are backing the campaign, there are around 850,000 EU citizens, who are seasonal workers outside of their country of origin.  “Mobile seasonal workers have the same rights to fair working conditions when working in another EU country, with the same labour and social…

Ireland needs robust measures to bridge the gender gap on farms in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), say the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI). The NCWI wants to see an enhanced role for women in the sector by developing female networks. In a submission to the Draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030, the NWCI backed top-up payments of 15 per cent in the next CAP for Knowledge Transfer (KT)…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M198-941708 Outstanding dry cow in GVM Group Tullamore Mart GVM Group yesterday. Take a look at this Parthenaise cow in Lot 883: Sex: F – Breed: PT – DOB: 24/09/2015 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: 14/05/2021. Sold for €2810.00 online via LSL Auctions. Watch the clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-LISTO-942149 Have you seen this heavy Angus bull selling at Listowel Livestock Mart? Lot 603 weighing 805KG sold for €1970.00 online via LSL Auctions. 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 www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-GORT-942689 Incase you missed our Facebook live stream last night, here was the stand out lot at Gort Co Operative Mart Ltd. Check out this outstanding limousin cross heifer, due in August. Lot 902: Sex: F – Breed: LMX – DOB: 14/06/2019 – Owners: 2 – Export: N – TB: 26/02/2021. Sold for €2300.00 online via LSL Auctions. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-STRANO-942870 Highest selling sheep lot of the day at Ballybofey & Stranorlar Co-operative Livestock Mart. Two-year-old ewe with her two black ewe lambs, in Lot 60. They sold online for €365.00 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,…

Watch Lot 42 – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-TAAFFE-939560 Watch Lot 62 – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-TAAFFE-939580 Big interest at Taaffe Auctions yesterday. Take a look at Lot 42 and Lot 62 (pictured), great quality stock throughout the entire auction. Both lots sold for €2900.00 online via LSL Auctions. Replay the action 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…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-NEWPORT-942500 Highest selling sheep lot at Newport Livestock Mart yesterday. Take a look at this ewe with her two lambs in Lot 611. They sold online for €267.00 via LSL Auctions. 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…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-BALLYM-941814 Big Shetland cross, TOP selling lot at Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote: Sex: F – Breed: SHX – DOB: 28/04/2016 – Owners: 2 – Export: R – QA: Y- TB: 12/11/2020 – Export Retest: R. Lot 2428 sold for €2190.00 online via LSL Auctions. 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…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-209816 Must see Friesian second-claver at Carnaross Mart. Take a look at Lot 102: Sex: F – Breed: FR – DOB: 21/02/2018 – Owners: 1 – Export: Y – QA: Y – TB: 03/06/2021 – BVD: 06/03/2018 – Days in Herd: 1212 – Calf Registered: Y. Sold for €2520.00 online via LSL Auctions. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M198-941706 Super cow selling at GVM Group Tullamore Mart yesterday: Sex: F – Breed: PT – DOB: 28/02/2014 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – TB: 14/05/2021. This parthenaise cow in Lot 881, sold for €2500 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…

Friday will be mostly a dry day with a mix of cloud and sunshine. The best of the weather will be in the east and south. Top temperatures around 14C in northwestern areas and 18C in the southeast with moderate breezes. LSL News.

Thursday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. Weanling Bull 300-400kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgAAX 2.48/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 315kg 2.51/kg 790.00AAX, 348kg 2.44/kg 850.00 Bullock 300-400kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgAAX 2.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 345kg 2.87/kg 990.00AAX, 365kg 2.71/kg 990.00AAX, 360kg 2.64/kg 950.00AAX, 365kg 2.63/kg 960.00AAX, 345kg 2.14/kg 740.00AAX, 345kg 2.09/kg 720.00 Bullock 400-500kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgAAX 2.57/kgLMX 2.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 425kg 2.75/kg 1170.00AAX, 460kg 2.39/kg 1100.00LMX,…

Thursday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. SHEEP 20-30kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.45/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 29kg 3.52/kg 102.00SHEEP, 29kg 3.52/kg 102.00SHEEP, 29kg 3.32/kg 95.00 SHEEP 30-40kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.08/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 31kg 3.94/kg 122.00SHEEP, 31kg 3.55/kg 110.00SHEEP, 39kg 3.37/kg 130.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.32/kg 126.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.32/kg 126.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.29/kg 125.00 SHEEP 40-50kg Thu 17 Jun Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.20/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 44kg 3.57/kg 158.00SHEEP, 40kg 3.42/kg…

A beef farm with traditional cottage and farmyard buildings in Co. Longford, is being offered at auction.  All bidders must register before Friday 18 June with a deposit of €35,000.  The “excellent” 44 acre beef farm in Streamstown, close to Newtowncashel village, will be auctioned online by Murtagh Bros with LSL Auctions on Friday 25 June.  In addition to the beef farm there is a traditional detached three bedroom cottage…

The European Commission and the United States Trade Representative announced they have reached an understanding in the civil aircraft dispute which had resulted in tariffs.  Tariffs imposed by the EU and the US in the dispute have been suspended for five years. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue welcomed the suspension, after the prolonged dispute had a significant impact on Ireland-US agri-food and drinks trade. “Lifting this…