Electronic displays at marts to be grant aided

New electronic data displays in livestock marts are to be grant aided, it was revealed yesterday.

Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Michael Creed announced the €300,000 Mart Modernisation Scheme to assist in the purchase of new display screens.

These will provide real-time information on animals for sale, allowing farmers ringside in marts to view the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation star ratings for beef breeding stock and also Economic Breeding Indexes for dairy stock.