The Livestock Auctioneers' Association Limited (LAA)

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24^th November 2016 New LAA chairman appointed John Brereton, an auctioneer with more than 40 years of experience, is the new chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers Association. Working as a specialist dealing with all types of livestock, farm dispersal sales and agricultural properties, as a managing partner of Jones Peckover, John operates through St Asaph and Oswestry... Read the full article

22^nd November 2016 Positive ministerial meeting for UK Livestock Brexit Group A group of 18 organisations representing the UK livestock sector, under the chairmanship of Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, met with farming Minister George Eustice and his team in London last week (November 17). The meeting focussed on Brexit priorities and how the group could... Read the full article

17^th November 2016 Trade Talk by Ian Smith Autumn is passing us by and winter is fast approaching. The autumn sales have been a busy time with both cattle & sheep exchanging owners readily. Last Friday was our Store Cattle sale, with a straight 400 head penned, alongside the store cattle were 120 calves. The calf entry saw the Annual Show which attracted more calves... Read the full article

14^th November 2016 Will Probert named Marts the Heart New Auctioneer of the Year 2016 Will Probert, prime sheep and store cattle auctioneer with RG and RB Williams Auctioneers Ltd at Ross Auction Centre, has been named as Farmers Guardian’s Marts the Heart New Auctioneer of the Year 2016. Will was presented with the award at the British Farming Awards on 20th October, and we caught up with him to find out... Read the full article

9^th November 2016 Meg Elliott named Marts the Heart Auctioneer of the Year 2016 Leek Auctions’ pedigree and commercial dairy auctioneer Meg Elliott has been named as Farmers Guardian’s Marts the Heart Auctioneer of the Year 2016. We speak to Meg to discover more about her passion for the industry and what she feels makes the role of the auctioneer so vital for the industry. It will come as little... Read the full article

8^th November 2016 Trade Talk by Alastair Sneddon With so many store and breeding sales happening at this time of year we see our regular weekly markets affected by vendors unable to sell stock because of the 6 – day rule. Many of course can circumvent the problems with the use of separate holdings, be they their own, a relative or a helpful neighbour. This does, however,... Read the full article

25^th October 2016 Trade Talk by Meg Elliott Heading into the Autumn months, one wonders what might be in store for the dairy trade, particularly after such a tumultuous year. From the depths of genuine despair in the spring, the job has seen a considerable improvement mainly due to the substantial increase in spot price and the perceived general under production. The... Read the full article

9^th October 2016 Trade Talk by James Griffiths Larger numbers of store cattle and dairy forward Last week we saw large numbers of cattle forward in our two markets, but trade has not been dampened by the quantity on offer. Saturday saw a tremendous catalogued entry of 811 store cattle at the 51st annual NFU sale, the majority of which being suckler bred from local... Read the full article

7^th October 2016 New appointment at Livestock Auctioneers Association Lord Inglewood, Cumbrian farmer landowner and businessman, has been appointed as the first patron of the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA). An elected hereditary peer, Lord Inglewood is an active politician, serving two terms as a member of the European Parliament between 1989-2004 and since 1999 in the House of Lords. "I... Read the full article

24^th September 2016 Trade Talk by Richard Haigh With most of the combining done in our area drilling next year's crops is next on the agenda for many of our customers at Selby. This usually puts cattle numbers under pressure so it will be interesting to see what numbers are forward over the coming weeks. Recent trade has been more encouraging with cattle prices on a... Read the full article

17^th September 2016 Trade Talk by Archie Hamilton CHEVIOT MULE SALE Our Annual Show and Sale of Cheviot Mule ewe lambs and shearlings took place at the end of last month, with a catalogued entry of 7,825, which was a massive rise of 1,825 on last year's sale. The sale at Longtown is the principal sale for the breed and has gone from strength to strength with only a small... Read the full article

16^th September 2016 Trade Talk by Tom Wrench We are now in full swing of our Autumn fixtures with Breeding sheep sales being most prominent at the moment. The growth of the market in the fat lamb and Cull ewe aisles has seen us expand our mailing list and catchment areas in the last two years. It has been pleasing to see these customers retain with us and either show... Read the full article

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