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20^th December 2019 Trade Talk from Stephen Dodsworth - Darlington Farmers Auction Market As I write this, our final Christmas Primestock sale at the current location is upon us. The pinnacle of the auction system, as the very best of British livestock is showcased, the Christmas shows across the land should rightly fill our whole industry with pride. In recent weeks the excitement for a seasonal lift in trade... Read the full article

4^th December 2019 LAA creates Social Media Guide for members The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association has recently been using social media more frequently in order to promote the work and activity of the organisation and to engage with LAA members. The LAA has put this guide together for its members, in order to help them connect with more customers, livestock producers, buyers and... Read the full article

29^th November 2019 Drew Patrick – New Auctioneer of the Year Award 2019 LOVE FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE AND A HELPING HAND FROM ‘AUCTIONEERING LEGEND’ LEADS TO FLOURISHING CAREER FOR NEW AUCTIONEER OF THE YEAR, DREW PATRICK It has been a sharp rise from growing up in Pembrokeshire to becoming head store lamb and cast ewe auctioneer at Hexham Auction Mart. So how did New Auctioneer of the Year winner,... Read the full article

29^th November 2019 Trade Talk - Peter Huntley Autumn Sheep At our two Exmoor markets, being Cutcombe and Blackmoor Gate, we have the normal autumn boost of numbers and particularly in the last couple of weeks, the sheep trade has been boosted by the lift in the prime lamb market; prime lambs and store lambs would be ahead of the same period last year. At our recent... Read the full article

15^th November 2019 Teamwork and trust the key as Greg MacDougall named auctioneer of the year Teamwork and the trust of buyers and vendors are the key ingredients to a successful livestock auction market system, and it is these factors that have helped see Bentham Auction Mart’s Greg MacDougall being named Livestock Auctioneer of the Year. Mr MacDougall, 32, is a relative rarity in auctioneering circles, having... Read the full article

5^th November 2019 Livestock Auctioneers look to the future with the next generation New appointments for committee established to represent younger generation of livestock auctioneers The future of the livestock auction market system, and its responsibility to the wider rural economy, is being firmly represented with two new appointments on the Livestock Auctioneers Association’s (LAA) Next Generation... Read the full article

16^th September 2019 Animal welfare of ‘paramount importance and high priority’ for livestock markets, independent survey finds Report by the Humane Slaughter Association reveals largely positive results for livestock markets across England and Wales. Animal welfare has been found to be of paramount importance and given high priority by UK livestock markets, results from an extensive survey by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has revealed. Commissioned... Read the full article

2^nd September 2019 Trade Talk – Nick Woodmass, Longtown Market As August closes, Cumbria and South Scotland are finally seeing a break in the weather, with many farmers desperately trying to take final cuts of silage, wheat and barley. Many of the crops are looking very wind and rain beaten but hopefully good crops can be salvaged with all farms being reliant on this for the long winter... Read the full article

31^st August 2019 Trade Talk - August 2019 Chris Armstrong – Hexham & Northern Marts The first six months of 2019 have been more conducive to livestock production than the same period in 2018, our customers reporting largely trouble-free spring calving and lambing seasons. Prime and early store lamb trades have been in-line with last year’s values, despite a... Read the full article

21^st August 2019 Trade Talk from Stuart Hassall - Auctioneers Hassall Brothers & Halls Livestock Market, Shrewsbury Livestock Market A tremendous atmosphere, with lots of potential and successful bidders, was the order of the day at the Shrewsbury Weekly Dairy Sale (06.08.19), with over 140 animals passing through the sales ring. The quality was tremendous for the show, with first prize in a very strong heifer class generating much interest both in... Read the full article

8^th August 2019 Marts play part in tackling mental health issues Livestock markets providing a forum for farmers needing support. Livestock markets are playing a crucial role in helping to tackle mental health concerns within rural communities, and providing an outreach to those feeling vulnerable and alone, says the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA). “Livestock auctioneers are... Read the full article

12^th July 2019 Trade Talk from Daniel Jones of Herbert R Thomas The numbers of spring lambs are starting to increase, those presented are well finished, having taken advantage of the kind weather. A steady but respectable trade on spring lambs continued last week (18 th June) topping at 215/kg with an average of 201p/kg. We have not seen the influx of smaller lambs coming to forward... Read the full article

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