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Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M170-920962 Take a look at this superb 5 star heifer and heifer calf. The must see Lot 706 from Kilmallock Mart GVM Group yesterday: Ballyvoughan R802, Ballyvoughan U1073, Sex: F – Breed: AA – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y – TB: 17/04/2021. Sold online via LSL Auctions for €2250.00. Watch the clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s…

Generally cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly confined to Atlantic counties through the day. Southern breezes will be mostly moderate, fresher up the Atlantic seaboard. Top temperatures will range from 16 to 21C.  Scattered outbreaks of rain will occur overnight. Feeling warm and humid with lowest temperatures of 12 to 15C, in moderate southerly breezes. LSL News.

Mostly fine and dry on Tuesday. Clouding over from the west Wednesday and Thursday with rain in some northern and western areas, dry, bright and warm in the east. LSL News.

A new trade deal with Norway will open the door for UK farmers and include access to Iceland and Liechtenstein.  The agreement worth £21bn will improve market entry with tariff reductions for UK cheese makers and pig and poultry farmers.  It will reduce tariffs on Norwegian exports of shrimp, cod and prawns for the UK’s fish processing vegetation. This will help 18,000 jobs in Scotland, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire…

The Farm Families Health Clinics are holding health checks at Livestock Markets for farmers to help look after themselves. Health checks will be available at marts across Ireland including Camlough, Dungannon and Armoy. Speaking about the Farm Health Checks, programme co-ordinator, Christina Faulkner said: “We have been very busy carrying out health checks since the markets re-opened. The markets are busy and clients have made us feel very welcome and…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-HEADF-923863 Popular lot at Headford Co-Operative Mart, Galway. Take a look at Lot 215: Sex: F – Breed: SIX – DOB: 15/04/2015 – Owners: 3 – Export: N – QA: N – TB: 27/08/2020. Sold for €1980.00 online 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…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-BALLIN-922276 Stand-out limousin pair at Ballinasloe Cooperative Livestock Mart this weekend. Did you see Lot 317? Breed: LMX – DOB: 07/03/2018 – Owners: 2 – QA: Y – Days in Herd: 70, Breed: LMX – DOB: 03/05/2021 – Owners: 1 – QA: Y – Days in Herd: 33. Heifer and her heifer calf sold for €1900.00 online via LSL Auctions. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M100-922431 Popular lot at Carnew Mart on the weekend. Check out this great limousin bull in Lot 106. Sold for €2100.00 online 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, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-GORT-923651 OUTSTANDING Pair – 5 Star – at the Brooklands Herd sale, Gort Co Operative Mart Ltd. The TOP price of €6,100.00 went to Lot 7. View all the weeks action by downloading the all new LSL Smart TV App for LG TV, Android TV and Apple TV smart platforms or at www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-KANTURK-921713 Must see lot from the purebred Hereford Sale at Kanturk Livestock Mart this weekend. Lot 28, DOB 12/12/2019. Selling Online with LSL for €3,300.00. View all the weeks action on-demand with the all new LSL TV App on-demand for LG TV, Android TV and Apple Smart TV Platforms or at www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-MWLIS-921089 TOP price at the Pedigree Sale, Midland & Western Livestock Improvement Society: Lot 103 Aislinne ROB Charolais, Male, DOB 13 May 2020, Sire: Knockmoyle 10 Loki Et, Dam: Mohill Isabella. Selling for €4,050.00. View all the weeks action on-demand with the all new LSL TV App on-demand for LG TV, Android TV and Apple Smart TV Platforms or at www.lslauctions.com/tv

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M102-920669 Impressive lot at Roscommon Mart on Friday, did you see Lot 48B? Sex: F – Breed: CHX – DOB: 31/12/2009 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y- TB: 30/10/2020. Sold for €2030.00, 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…

Overall, a good deal of dry weather for the rest of the holiday weekend. Some rain or showers around next week but sunny spells too. Temperatures close to normal at first, warm at times next week.  LSL News.

Fine and dry for most with sunny spells, best of these over central England. Cloudier over Northern Ireland, west and north Scotland with some rain or showers. Warm in sunshine. LSL News.

Taken from: IPAV Newsletter Vol. 97 June 2021 In association with LSL Auctions, the YPN Novice Rostrum Auctioneer Competition will return on the 11th February 2022 to Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co Meath. The Young Professionals Network will bring next years competition to the next level with LSL Auctions live broadcasting and bidding. This is a very exciting event for your diary, keep an eye out for registration. LSL Auctions Ireland’s, premium…

Irish sheep farms will be calculated for their carbon footprint for the first time by Bord Bia. The Lamb Carbon Footprint will be worked out using data provided by farmers in a newly developed sustainability survey.  Farmers will be asked to complete the survey before their audit and the carbon footprint will be assessed as a kilo of CO2 – equivalent per kilo of live weight lamb. A small number…

Farming can help children effectively learn about crucial science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), according to a new study.  The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) findings show the educational value of agriculture, which is directly linked to many topics on the STEM curriculum including life cycles, food chains and food technology. It also found a substantial skills gap in careers based around STEM subjects not only in agriculture but across the…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-NEWPORT-919488 Stand-out lot at Newport Livestock Mart yesterday. Have you seen this Angus bullock in Lot 16? Weighing 955KG, this animal sold for €2010.00 online 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, Android TV and Apple TV platforms…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M303-3178 Must see sheep lot from Cootehill Livestock Mart. Three-year-old ewe with 2 lambs, this super team in Lot 1700 sold online via LSL Auctions for 350. 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, Android TV and Apple TV platforms or…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-GORT-920007 One of the most viewed clips on LSL TV in the past 24 hours. Take a look at this outstanding pair in Gort Co Operative Mart Ltd. Smashing heifer and heifer calf in Lot 701, sold online via LSL Auctions for €2020.00. Watch the clip on LSL TV. Check out the rest of today’s action live and replay on-demand with the all new…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-M186-207776 Popular lot at Carnaross Mart yesterday. Take a look at this limousin cow: Sex: F – Breed: LM – DOB: 01/12/2015 – Owners: 1 – Export: N – QA: Y – TB: 01/02/2021 – BVD: 12/01/2016 – Days in Herd: 2011 – Calf Registered: Y. Lot 362 sold online via LSL Auctions for €2070.00. Watch the video clip on LSL TV. Check out…

A mostly dry start on Friday with sunny spells, but cloud and outbreaks of light rain developing in Atlantic coastal counties. Holding mainly dry further east with some sunny spells. Highs of 15 to 18C, in a moderate southerly breeze, easing during the evening. LSL News.

The first tranche in 2021 of the Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme has opened for applications, Senator Pippa Hackett announced. Organic processors who wish to invest in developing facilities for the processing, preparation, grading, packing and storage of organic products will be assisted by the scheme. Aid will be available for off-farm projects and processors can apply for grant-aid up to €700,000. The total funding has increased this year by €500,000…

A joint campaign urging farmers to stay safe this summer, has been launched by the Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) and Macra na Feirme. Farming accidents account for over 40 per cent of all fatal workplace incidents nationwide. July is the busiest month for the air ambulance, with road traffic accidents accounting for most of its call-outs. The summer safety campaign comes ahead of the busy silage season, which combined with…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-GRANA-916924 Big interest in this heavy cow at Granard Farmers MART LTD yesterday. Highest selling lot of the mart, Lot 700 sold for 2010 online 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, Android TV and Apple TV platforms…

Watch this video clip on – https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-MILFORD-917119 Record-breaking team sold at Milford Co-Op Mart yesterday. This incredible outfit in Lot 350, heifer in-calf again to red Belgian blue bull. Sold for €4900.00 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 TV and Apple TV platforms or www.lslauctions.com/tv

Fairly mixed with sunny spells and scattered showers, in moderate southerly winds. Temperatures little below average across south Munster and south Leinster with highest temperatures of 13 to 15C, but milder or warmer elsewhere with temperatures of 15 to 19C.  It will be a mostly dry night with clear spells, though it will be cloudier in the west and south with scattered light showers. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11C.

A €1 billion National Recovery and Resilience Plan will allocate €524 million to climate and biodiversity-led projects. The European Commission will now assess the plan before it is submitted for approval to the Council of the European Union.  Aims of the draft plan include how to address green and digital issues and following the Covid-19 pandemic supporting economic and social recovery. There is a strong focus on return to work…

A £2 million support package has been launched for potato farmers affected by Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. During the pandemic the hospitality and food sector had a reduced need for potatoes leaving large quantities of unsold potatoes that would have otherwise been processed. The new scheme is open to farmers with unsold potatoes in their stores that are no longer of acceptable quality for the processing market. Growers can dispose…

Another very warm day for many on Wednesday, though showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop from the southwest. Drier from Thursday with showers or thunderstorms confined to the southeast.