1300 farmers registered for Manorhamilton’s first ever virtual mart which took place on Wednesday.
The mart was held online with farmers downloading the livestock live app, and they watched the live feed of the mart and bid for the animals remotely, via their smartphone or tablet device.
Manorhamilton is the just second mart nationally use the software.
Eugene Donnelly, financial controller of Manorhamilton Livestock Mart, spoke to Ocean FM news:
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The next Manorhamilton ‘virtual mart’ takes place on Easter Monday.
To register, phone 071-9855118.
