Useful Information and Latest News from BJP Marts

Glastir is the new Agricultural Environmental Scheme to be introduced on 2012
The new £90 million agri-environment scheme to be implemented in Wales will come into effect in January 2012. The initial change over is starting this year through the SAF (Single Application Form) with farmers asked to tick the box to express an interest in the new schemes and showing which fields you would be interested in receiving the payments on. This will not be a binding contract for inclusion into Glastir however interest at this point may be advantageous when coming to consider a five year commitment in 2012 or for transitional payments from other schemes currently in operation. Click here to read more

Slow uptake of EID causes grave concern
The Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) has expressed grave concerns about the slow uptake of electronic slaughter tags by English sheep farmers and it is urging producers to think carefully about which tags they buy. Click here to read more

Holstein South Wales Show and Sale - A quality entry proved hard work for judge Phillip Williams which saw Talent daughters shin in both show and sale ring. Top price of 3200gns for Tregibby Freelance Meg
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Calf trade on fire at Carmarthen Mart - a few less calves, but more buyers made for a roaring trade. Bull calves to £385 and heifer calves to £335. Dairy Cattle prices held up with top price heifer at £2250
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Store cattle over £900, Lambs up on the previous week and cull cows hold fast - less stock were entered but the trade was good in all classes. Store cattle of all types, young, old, small or big all selling well regardless. Lambs creep back up 5ppk and the first sight of breeding ewes brought some in lamb ewes on offer.
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Food Chain Information now required for calves - it is now necessary to sign the back of our NEW entry forms declaring calves that may go for slaughter (mainly Friesian Bulls) to be free from any medicines and visual signs of disease. As is done with all classes of fatstock the same is now needed for calves so that they can safely enter the food chain. If you have any questions please call the mart on 01267 236268 or Huw on 07976 328177.

£2400 top price dairy heifer at Carmarthen second week in succession - Quality commercial heifers at Carmarthen saw a top price of £2400 and a further ten in the same section sell between £1800 and £2100. Also four animals from the dairy recorded catalogue sold for £2000 and over. Heifers averaged £1700, cows £1300 with incalf heifers selling to £1100. Limousins topped the calf ring with £350 for a bull calf and a Belgian Blue heifer made £315. Click here to see full report

The Famous Carmarthen Monthly Weaned Calf Sale gets off to a flying 2010 - over 400 weaned calves were sold to a fiery trade with top price of £890 for steers and £635 for heifers. Suckler cows sold to £1100 and at the other side of the market 191 pigs were sold (click here for pig report).
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Store cattle still booming at Carmarthen - a fine display of store cattle saw steers reach a top of £900 and heifers £830. Cull cows keep selling to a fast trade with tested cows averaging 110ppk and why there aren't more fat cattle in the live ring with animals going over 150ppk is beyond reason. lambs drop from the previous week but not a complete disaster still at 171ppk. Click here for full report of the day's prices.

Dairy cows demand holds strong - Numbers were up and buyers were out in force as demand for milkers continues to sore. Top prices for cows and heifers were achieved by commercial animals but the pedigree section held their own also and the day saw nine animals in all sell for £2000 and over. Click here for full report of the day's prices.

Food Chain Information - Legislation comes into force on 1st January 2010 requiring slaughterhouse operators to 'request, receive, check and act upon' food chain information for all cattle, sheep and goats sent for slaughter for human consumtion. This is a very important piece of information and if you sell any Barren Cows, Fat Cattle, Fat Lambs or Cull Ewes and Rams you should click here to find out more.