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Live exports of animals were down 23 per cent last year compared to 2019, the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine revealed. Overall live animal exports fell from €455 million in 2019 to €340 million in 2020, the Minister of State Martin Heydon disclosed.  Speaking in the Dáil, (on Wednesday 17 February), the Minister said the reduction of live exports in 2019 was due to…

Twenty-five per cent of vets revealed they are working in excess of 60 hours a week, according to a new survey. Nearly half of respondents said they work more than 50 hours a week. This year, the top priority of vets is to have a better work/life balance, which replaced last year’s biggest aspiration of having a bigger salary and may have been a result of the pandemic. A majority of…

Find this video on https://www.lslauctions.com/tv/ The star of the show at Carnaross Mart yesterday. Take a look at Lot 30, “among the best Heifers we’ve had in the yard in the past year” sold for €2550. Join us for the next auction on www.lslauctions.com

Rain and sleet will clear northeastwards on Thursday. Showers will follow for the rest of the day, especially in the west with some sunny spells too. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10C with fresh south westerly winds back during the evening. In the evening the wet and windy weather will continue along the southwest with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds. There is a chance of localised flooding in…

Wednesday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. CATTLE 300-400kg Wed 17 Feb Avg Price/KgAAX 2.09/kgHEX 2.06/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:HEX, 315kg 2.29/kg 720.00AAX, 325kg 2.25/kg 730.00AAX, 325kg 2.12/kg 690.00AAX, 360kg 2.11/kg 760.00AAX, 395kg 2.10/kg 830.00AAX, 330kg 2.03/kg 670.00 CATTLE 400-500kg Wed 17 Feb Avg Price/KgAAX 2.05/kgFR 1.72/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AAX, 485kg 2.12/kg 1030.00AAX, 495kg 1.98/kg 980.00HEX, 475kg 1.96/kg 930.00FR,FRX, 410kg 1.78/kg 730.00FR, 485kg 1.69/kg 820.00FR, 445kg 1.69/kg 750.00 CATTLE 500-600kg Wed 17…

Wednesday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. LAMB 40-50kg Wed 17 Feb Avg Price/KgLB 2.91/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 48kg 3/kg 144.00LB, 44kg 2.98/kg 131.00LB, 46kg 2.93/kg 135.00LB, 49kg 2.86/kg 140.00LB, 48kg 2.85/kg 137.00LB, 40kg 2.82/kg 113.00 LAMB 50-60kg Wed 17 Feb Avg Price/KgLB 2.82/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 50kg 2.9/kg 145.00LB, 50kg 2.9/kg 145.00LB, 50kg 2.9/kg 145.00LB, 52kg 2.85/kg 148.00LB, 50kg 2.84/kg 142.00LB, 52kg 2.83/kg 147.00 EWE 60-70kg Wed 17 Feb Avg…

The Agriculture Minister has promised to accommodate the ‘forgotten farmers’ in the next CAP. The ‘forgotten farmers’ are a cohort of young farmers under 40, who fell between the cracks in successive CAP cycles and were locked out of the recent cycle.  Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said looking after the farmers will be one of his priorities during negotiations for the new CAP. Around 4,000 farmers have not been previously…

Must see lot from Ennis Clare Co-Operative Marts. “Lovely quiet pair”, registered pair with a Heifer Calf in Lot 163A. Sold for €1850. Watch more highlight videos on https://www.lslauctions.com/tv/

Ireland’s mushroom and vegetable sectors will be ‘wiped out’ by September unless peat harvesting is resumed in Ireland, according to horticultural peat producers. The horticulture industry, which employs 17,600 people, includes mushroom, vegetable and ornamental businesses that rely on milled peat to grow.  John Neenan of Growing Media, Ireland, which represents the majority of horticulture peat producers in Ireland said: “The law is impossible. The horticultural industry is facing enforced…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M186&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=466&SearchAuctionID=181597 3 Ewes & 6 Lambs at Carnaross Mart yesterday. Take a look at Lot 99, one of the most viewed lots on our website in the last 24hrs. This lot sold for €416. Join us on www.lslauctions.com to view all of today’s running marts.

Sunny spells with scattered showers on Wednesday, more frequent rain in the west and south with a risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms. It will be mostly dry in the east with occasional showers. Later in the afternoon it will become cloudier, with persistent rain arriving in southern counties later in the evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9C in moderate southerly winds. There is some uncertainty for the evening…

Tuesday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. BULLOCK 300-400kg Tue 16 Feb Avg Price/KgAAX 2.09/kgAAX 2.09/kgCHX 2.37/kgFR 1.60/kgFRX 1.63/kgFRX,FR 1.62/kgHEX 2.07/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LM, 350kg 2.66/kg 930.00M BULLOCK, 350kg 2.49/kg 870.00CHX, 350kg 2.4/kg 840.00CHX, 345kg 2.35/kg 810.00SAX, 368kg 2.28/kg 840.00HEX, 386kg 2.15/kg 830.00 BULLOCK 400-500kg Tue 16 Feb Avg Price/KgAAX 2.08/kgAAX 2.08/kgBBX 2.25/kgFR 1.60/kgHEX 1.29/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:BBX, 485kg 2.41/kg 1170.00BBX, 400kg 2.32/kg 930.00AAX, 425kg 2.24/kg 950.00AAX, 405kg 2.17/kg 880.00AAX, 442kg…

Tuesday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. LAMB 20-30kg Tue 16 Feb Avg Price/Kg3.06/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:29kg 3.34/kg 97.0029kg 3.04/kg 87.0027kg 2.81/kg 75.00 LAMB 30-40kg Tue 16 Feb Avg Price/Kg3.10/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:33kg 3.33/kg 111.0034kg 3.28/kg 112.0030kg 3.27/kg 98.0036kg 3.22/kg 115.0039kg 3.21/kg 125.0039kg 3.15/kg 123.00 LAMB 40-50kg Tue 16 Feb Avg Price/Kg2.92/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:40kg 3.11/kg 126.0047kg 2.98/kg 139.0046kg 2.96/kg 136.0044kg 2.95/kg 130.0043kg 2.95/kg 126.0042kg 2.95/kg 123.00 LAMB 50-60kg Tue 16 Feb…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=INISHO&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=560209 Big interest in Lot 431 at Inishowen Mart. Heifer was caught in a bidding frenzy, sold for €1980. Watch more highlight videos on https://www.lslauctions.com/tv/

Covid-19 has been found in mink on a farm in northern Poland that can be passed to humans, the Agriculture Ministry said. The strain was discovered last month, raising fears of culls with more than 350 farms in the country. “Data obtained from the chief sanitary inspectorate and last year’s experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands clearly indicate that also in Poland, this virus can spread from mink to humans…

A third of Ireland’s bee species face extinction due to reduced amounts of food and safe nesting sites available, according to a new report.The ‘Working together for biodiversity: Tales from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015 – 2020’ says the drastic decline requires “serious and requires immediate attention to ensure the sustainability of our food, avoid additional economic impact on the agricultural sector and protect the health of the environment.” The…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=STRANO&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=562428 The must see lot from Ballybofey & Stranorlar Co-operative Livestock Mart. Cracking show stock in Lot 34, sold for €3240. Most viewed lot on LSL TV in the past day! Watch more highlight videos on https://www.lslauctions.com/tv

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=MWLIS&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=533198 Must see lot from Midland & Western Livestock Improvement Society on the weekend. Take a look at this calf in Lot 5, sold for €4100. Check out the all new ‘LSL TV’ https://www.lslauctions.com/tv

A mix of cloud and sunny spells with widespread showers. Highs of 8 to 11C in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Another band of rain will cross the country from the southwest in the evening. Lows of 3 to 6 degrees. LSL News.

Monday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. BULLOCK 300-400kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 305kg 2.16/kg 660.00HE, 320kg 1.66/kg 530.00 BULLOCK 400-500kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgAA 1.80/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 410kg 1.83/kg 750.00AA, 475kg 1.77/kg 840.00 BULLOCK 600-700kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgFR 1.65/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 660kg 1.92/kg 1270.00FR, 662kg 1.69/kg 1120.00FR, 625kg 1.6/kg 1000.00 COW 400-500kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgFR 1.32/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 495kg 1.47/kg…

Monday’s selected Sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. SHEEP 40-50kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.71/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 45kg 3.07/kg 138.00SHEEP, 48kg 3.03/kg 146.00SHEEP, 45kg 3/kg 135.00SHEEP, 46kg 2.96/kg 136.00SHEEP, 40kg 2.95/kg 118.00SHEEP, 47kg 2.74/kg 128.00 SHEEP 50-60kg Mon 15 Feb Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.29/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 51kg 2.92/kg 150.00SHEEP, 50kg 2.68/kg 134.00SHEEP, 56kg 2.63/kg 146.00SHEEP, 57kg 2.62/kg 149.00SHEEP, 56kg 2.59/kg 146.00SHEEP, 57kg 2.55/kg 146.00 SHEEP 70-80kg Mon 15 Feb Avg…

The European Food Safety Authority is reviewing an application to allow caffeine to be used as an insecticide and molluscicide. French-based company Progarein is seeking approval to use caffeine as an insecticide for cabbage, potatoes and buxus and as a molluscicide for slug control in all edible and non-edible crops.  The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) is assisting the European Commission in reviewing the application, which was submitted last year. …

The Teagasc Virtual Hill Sheep Conference will take place across two evenings, Wednesday 17 February and Thursday 18 February, as a Zoom webinar between 8pm and 9pm.  A line up of speakers have been assembled for two sessions.  The speakers on Wednesday include Donegal hill sheep farmer David McLaughlin, Teasgac advisor John Cannon and Sheep Ireland’s Kevin McDermott. Topics covered are hill sheep performance on a better farm and generating…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=MOHILL&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=559201 Must see black limousine Heifer from Aurivo Livestock Mart Mohill this weekend. Have a look at Lot 544, sold for €3050. The most viewed lot on our website in the last 24 hours! Check out the all new ‘LSL TV’ https://www.lslauctions.com/tv

Government compensation for the increased costs of importing animal feeds such as beet pulp and cane molasses from the USA has been refused. Since November 10, 2020, there has been a 25 per cent EU import duty increase on beet pulp and molasses.  The tariffs are part of a 16-year-old row over government aid to the US and EU aircraft industries, in what is estimated to be the world’s largest-ever…

A free virtual meeting to discuss farm safety and mental health is being held this evening (Monday 15 February). The Zoom meeting, hosted by Fine Gael TD Colm Burke, will take place from 8pm to 9:20pm. Other speakers include the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon, vet Hazell Mullins from Abbeyville Veterinary Hospital and Peter Hynes, a dairy farmer and mental health ambassador. The TD for…

The staff at Carnew Mart have stepped up to the #JerusalemaChallenge Watch the video here: https://fb.watch/3F_JRP5HXX/ An internet rage during the Covid-19 lockdown has been the #Jerusalemachallenge, with people from across countries uploading videos dancing to Jerusalema, a song by South African DJ and record producer Master KG. The dance challenge took off in February 2020, as Covid-19 caused lockdowns in African countries like in most parts of the world. It was…

Scattered showers and some heavy rain in the morning, which will gradually clear, becoming drier and brighter. The afternoon will be mostly dry with hazy bright spells and the risk of a few isolated showers. Temperatures of 10 to 13C, with moderate to fresh southerly winds. In the evening, southerly winds will become stronger. It will be windy in the west with rain moving in from the southwest.  LSL News.

A Status Yellow snow-ice warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Connacht, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal over the weekend. In the affected counties, snowfalls of 5cm are predicted with strong to gale force southeast winds. Temperatures will continue to rise ranging from 7 to 11C by dawn on Sunday. The Yellow weather alert comes into effect at 2:00am on Saturday morning and will remain in place until 12:00pm on Saturday. In Cork, Kerry…

Friday’s selected Cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. Bullock 400-500kg Fri 12 Feb Avg Price/KgCHX 2.39/kgLM 2.43/kgLMX 2.34/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CH, 420kg 2.81/kg 1180.00CHX, 470kg 2.64/kg 1240.00CHX, 425kg 2.56/kg 1090.00CHX, 460kg 2.5/kg 1150.00LMX, 428kg 2.5/kg 1070.00LM, 470kg 2.47/kg 1160.00 Bullock 500-600kg Fri 12 Feb Avg Price/KgCHX 2.37/kgLMX 2.17/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 515kg 2.49/kg 1280.00CHX, 520kg 2.48/kg 1290.00CH, 555kg 2.47/kg 1370.00CHX,LMX, 580kg 2.47/kg 1430.00CHX, 540kg 2.46/kg 1330.00CHX, 560kg 2.45/kg 1370.00 Bullock 600-700kg Fri…