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New cases of avian influenza have been detected at several different premises including Tarpolery and Winsford in Cheshire and Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, just days before the Housing Order is set to end in the UK.  A restriction zone has been set up following the outbreak in Tarpolery, which is the second incident to be reported in the area.  On Saturday, (27 March) the H5N8 strain of the disease was confirmed…

The second phase of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan calls for more restoration of land for pollinators and other biodiversity, and aims to improve awareness of how farmers can play their part.  Launched jointly by Minister for Heritage Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State for Biodiversity Senator Pippa Hackett, the new plan is a five year roadmap to help biodiversity across the country.  One-third of 98 wild Irish bee species are threatened…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=STRANO&SearchAuctionID=708706&op=detail Unreal super animal at Ballybofey & Stranorlar Co-operative Livestock Mart this week. Fat cow heifer in Lot 50, sold for 2060 at 852KGs. Look at this cracker! View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M170&SearchAuctionID=704731&op=detail Good outfit at Kilmallock Mart GVM Group yesterday. Must see 4 star in-calf cow with calf in Lot 701, sold for 1840. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M262&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=374&SearchAuctionID=106504 Did you miss our Facebook live stream from Gortatlea Mart yesterday? Sale including sort after Belgian blue claves, with big interest in Lot 261 which sold for 480. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=DOWNP&SearchAuctionID=706977&op=detail Pick of the bunch at Downpatrick Mart yesterday. Have a look at this limousin bred calf in Lot 604. Sold for 450. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=MILFORD&SearchAuctionID=708952&op=detail Popular lot at Milford Livestock Co-Op Mart last night. Check out this ewe with 2 lambs, Lot 10A sold for 310. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=CORRIN&SearchAuctionID=706719&op=detail Great sales at Corrin Cork Co-Op Marts Mart yesterday. Take a look at popular Lot 200, a 2 year old ewe sells with a pair of lambs for 220. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M295&SearchAuctionID=40260&op=detail Well bred, easy calving. Quiet & fruitful Limousin bull at ManorHamilton Livestock Sales. Take a look at Lot 642, sold for 2200. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=STRANO&SearchAuctionID=708953&op=detail Exceptional animal sold in Ballybofey & Stranorlar Co-operative Livestock Mart last night. Did you see this Belgian blue heifer in Lot 448? Sold for 3020. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/LotDetail-SFOLK-1049116 SHERRY FITZ O LEARY KINSELLA – 28 GARDEN CITY, GOREY, CO WEXFORD, Y25R274, Ireland. Features: Very well positioned semi-detached residence in the heart of Gorey town.The property is in need of complete renovation but would make a beautiful family home.Large site extending to approx. 0.37 acres. Possible future development potential. Description: For Sale by Online Auction Thursday 2nd September 2021 at 3pm.28 Garden City presents a rare opportunity to…

Monday’s selected cattle mart price report: copyright LSL. BULLOCK 300-400kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgAA 2.12/kgFR 1.50/kgHE 1.85/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 345kg 2.32/kg 800.00BB, 345kg 2.29/kg 790.00HE, 310kg 2.16/kg 670.00AA, 388kg 2.06/kg 800.00AA, 352kg 1.99/kg 700.00PT,AU, 327kg 1.96/kg 640.00 BULLOCK 400-500kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgAA 1.95/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:AA, 422kg 1.99/kg 840.00HE, 400kg 1.95/kg 780.00AA, 465kg 1.91/kg 890.00 COW 400-500kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgFR 1.24/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 465kg 1.46/kg 680.00FR,…

Monday’s selected sheep mart price report: copyright LSL. Sheep 30-40kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgSH 2.95/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 37kg 4.11/kg 152.00SH, 37kg 2.49/kg 92.00SH, 30kg 2.27/kg 68.00 Sheep 40-50kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgSH 3.48/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 46kg 4.04/kg 186.00SH, 43kg 3.95/kg 170.00SH, 46kg 3.85/kg 177.00SH, 44kg 3.77/kg 166.00SH, 49kg 3.76/kg 184.00SH, 44kg 3.75/kg 165.00 Sheep 50-60kg Mon 29 Mar Avg Price/KgSH 3.02/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 50kg 3.58/kg 179.00SH, 50kg 3.24/kg…

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M166&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=702336 Popular Lot 30 at Carrigallen Mart GVM Group over the weekend. Did you see this super Roan heifer? Sold for 1830. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=BALLIN&SearchAuctionID=699368&op=detail Serious outfit at Ballinasloe Cooperative Livestock Mart this weekend. Take a look at this cow & calf in Lot 344. Sold for 2410. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.livestock-live.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=M198&SearchDateRange=Last&Op=detail&SearchAuctionDayID=0&SearchAuctionID=703004Tullamore TOP price this weekend at GVM Group Tullamore Mart, Premier Hereford Sale was the amazing Lot 11 selling for €4,200. Check out all of today’s action live and on-demand with LSL TV www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the LSL TV App for Smart TV Android Google Play or Apple TV.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) claims that as the breeding season progresses there will be repercussions for being unable to export breeding sheep to the EU. The sheep trade relies on farmers in the EU wanting to buy British bred sheep but UK breeders are concerned that EU buyers are being deprived. Phil Stocker, chief executive of the NSA said that while the UK Government had eased controls on imports from the EU until…

Dairy farmers are being offered support with the launch of Dairyflex, a finance package from the Bank of Ireland. The scheme is available to fund farm development, including milking parlours, land purchases, bulk milk tanks and working capital, along with the option to fund investments made from cashflow within the previous two years. New entrants can borrow to fund infrastructure and stock before beginning milk production. The minimum loan size…

Southern areas turning increasingly sunny and warmer. North Wales, northwest England and Nother Ireland staying cloudier with rain possible. West Scotland continuing to be very wet. LSL News.

Cloudy on Monday morning with patchy rain, drizzle and mist. During the afternoon, rain will mostly clear to the north becoming dry. Some sunny spells, especially in the east. A mild and breezy day with highest temperatures of 13 to 17C in fresh and gusty southwest winds. Mostly cloudy and dry in the evening apart from a little drizzle in parts of the southwest, west and northwest. Misty in other…

The Irish Angus Munster Branch will hold it’s Annual Premier Sale of Males & Females at Kilmallock Mart GVM Group on Saturday April 3rd. This is a breeders only sale which conditions of entry include minimum weight, fertility test & sire verification. Please register at www.lslauctions.com to take part.

Kerry Holsteins Friesan breeders annual heifer sale will take place on Thursday 1st of April at Gortatlea Mart. There will be a selection of pedigree calved, in-calf & maiden heifers for sale on the day. In association with the Irish Holstein Friesian Association. Please register at www.lslauctions.com to take part.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=CORRIN&SearchAuctionID=694782&op=detail Dairy cow in Lot 35 was the stand-out lot at Corrin Cork Co-Op Marts this Friday, sold for 2300. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartCatalogue?Mart=WRM&SearchAuctionID=694824&op=detail Big interest in this super white head bull in Lot 107 at Waterford Ross Co-op Marts yesterday. Sold for 2500. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

https://www.lslauctions.com/MartMemberAccess/Market/MartVideoHighlight?Mart=M100&ListViewType=1&SearchDateRange=Last Must see Lots 3 & 3A at Carnew Mart last night. Pedigree limousin bulls sold for 2540 each. View all of today’s action live & on-demand video at www.lslauctions.com/tv or download the ‘LSL TV App’ for Android Smart TV ‘Google Play’ or Apple TV.

There will be 20 ewes with 25 lambs at foot on offer at this Wednesday’s (March 31st) Sheep sale in GVM Group Tullamore Mart. They will be 2nd, 3rd & 4th crop Suffolk ewes with lambs by the Charolais Ram. Please register at www.lslauctions.com to take part.

Macra na Feirme claims young farmers should be at the front of any climate change action following the publication of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021.  Thomas Duffy Macra president said that the challenges facing agriculture can only be overcome by supporting young farmers to adopt new practices. “If we want to change practices the first thing we must do is look at the make up…

The closing date for the 2021 Nitrates Derogation applications has been extended to 14 April. Farmers who applied for a derogation in 2020 are also being reminded they must submit Fertiliser Accounts for 2020 by the same date. Applications can be submitted online through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s portal www.agfood.ie Farmers are advised to contact their agricultural advisor to determine if they want to proceed. The Nitrates…

Saturday will be mostly dry with sunny spells in the east and north. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in western coastal counties during the morning and spreading elsewhere through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10C. A wet and very windy Saturday evening, with gales near coasts. Sunday will be breezy with some bright spells early on but becoming cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain continuing…

It will be a chilly and mainly dry Saturday before the rain arrives in the northwest later. On Sunday and Monday, it will be mainly dry in the far south but cloudy and windy with persistent rain across the western hills. LSL News.