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July 3, 2021 7:00 am
Dairy farmers in Co. Longford recently came together to raise a substantial sum of money for the Hooves 4 Hospice project, that aims to raise €1 million towards the building of a regional hospice to serve the people of Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly.
The midlands is now the only region in the country without a purpose built specialised facility to provide respite and end of life care, according to Pat Lalor, Westmeath organic farmer and Lions Club member who chairs the Hooves 4 Hospice campaign.
It is estimated that a 15-bed hospice unit would cost in the region of €14m.
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April 28, 2021, 6:10 am
Taaffe Auctions hosted the on-farm dispersal sale of the Lisfort herd, on Saturday (April 24) for the herd’s owner Martin Larkin, Ballymanangh, Craughwell, Co. Galway.
The sale consisted of 66 lots, with this spring-calving British Friesian herd achieving an average yield of 7,085kg at 4.09% fat and 3.66% protein, achieving 549kg of milk solids.
Lisfort herd dispersal sale – auctioneer
To gain some insight into the sale of the Lisfort herd,
Agriland caught up with the auctioneer Michael Taaffe of Taaffe Auctions.
Commenting on the sale Michael stated: ”We had an excellent sale, with the demand for quality stock continuing.
”The sale drew online bidders from Cork to Donegal, with cows being sold to all parts of Ireland. The sale for the herd averaged 2,623gns for the 66 lots that were on offer.”