Beef
Friesian bull calves peaked at roughly €400 at Delvin Mart's first calf sale of the year despite concerns over recent cases of bluetongue.
Rural Life
Agriland caught up with some farmers at Delvin Mart to hear about their opinions on the Bord Bia controversy, bluetongue and the wet weather.
Delvin Mart in Co. Westmeath hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday, May 29 with 250 cattle in the sale and a full clearance.
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Agri-Business
A 715kg Hereford-cross bullock was bought by Kepak with all proceeds from the sale to be donated to charity.
Environment
The nature restoration law and compartments of it such as rewetting are high on farmers list of existing concerns at Delvin mart
There was a high clearance rate at the weekly cattle sale at Delvin Mart, Co. Westmeath, on Thursday, November 18.
Sheep
Agriland made the trip to Delvin Mart on Thursday (July 21) to check in on the trade at the Westmeath-based mart's sheep sale.
John Gilligan has recently announced that he has made the decision to retire from his position as manager of Delvin Mart.
There was a large showing at Delvin Mart's weekly cattle sale with over 350 cows, heifers and bullocks on offer.
Delvin Mart has had its trading licence restored - and will have its next weekly sale next Thursday, April 1, the Mart has confirmed.
Delvin Mart has been temporarily closed due to breaches in Covid-19 restrictions with its licence suspended by the Department of Agriculture.
Store hoggets and cull ewes dominated the sale at Delvin Mart on Thursday (January 28).
Compared to last week, there was a big entry of cattle at the weekly sale held in Delvin Mart on Thursday, January 14.
Heavy lambs dominated the sale at Delvin Mart on Thursday (December 3), as prices reached €133/head on two occasions.
Speaking to mart managers over the last week, heavy lamb prices have dipped slightly again compared to the previous week.
While some marts have held their last sale of 2018 already, the remainder are expected to follow suit this week.
