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Forward feeding heifers selling to £427 for 590k at £2530 at Markethill Mart

Farming Life livestock markets

Beef bred cows selling to £3820-80 at Clogher Mart

Some of the damage

Ukraine's agricultural sector has suffered total losses of over $80 billion

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Tyrone farmer fined £1,000 plus £15 Offenders Levy

Jay Whitten 1st Club Portadown & Drumcree, 2md Sect & 7th Open NIPA.

The second race for the NIPA old birds was flown from Roscrea

Superintendent Joanne Gibson, Operation Gallop lead; Mark Robinson on Monty, Susan Spratt (BHS) and Head of Road Policing Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson. (Photo courtesy of Parkway Photography)

Operation Gallop - focus on road safety for horse riders and drivers

With the Met Office confirming temperatures are expected to climb this week, NI Water is raising awareness about the need to be water efficient and reduce water waste. (Photo: REX MEDIA LTD)

NI Water offer water saving advice ahead of warmer weather

Pedigree Livestock Services has been appointed as the official promotions partner for the Kerry Hill Flock Book Society. (Pic: Freelance)

Kerry Hill Flock Book Society partner with Pedigree Livestock Service

Former South West College Civil Engineering graduate Mark Loughran’s paper was selected for presentation at the ICE Northern Ireland Emerging Engineers Award finals, where he was announced as one of only three finalists across the region – an impressive recognition of his growing impact in the field and is pictured presenting at the competition. (Pic: Freelance)

Mark Loughran’s Rising Star in Civil Engineering

Market Reports

Farming Life livestock markets

Another excellent entry of cattle at Newtownstewart, bullocks selling to £2850

Hilltown Mart

Ewes and lambs selling to £352 at Hilltown Saleyard

Rathfriland Mart

Weanling selling to a top of £5.09 per kilo at Rathfriland Co-op

1st place in the weanling heifer class, Hugh Morgan.

Overall Champion went to Thomas & Lila Bingham, Kilkeel

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Latest cattle prices from the Wednesday Dungannon sale

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A good show of sheep on Wednesday night at Armoy

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Latest prices from the rings at Kilrea

At the calf sale held on Saturday 19 th April 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, a Ballywalter farmer topped the drop calf bull category with a Belgium Blue bull at 80kg which sold for £610 (762ppk). Photo: Downpatrick Mart

Latest sheep and calf prices from Downpatrick

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Latest prices from the rings at Ballymena

Ulster Farmers' Union Watch

Sophie Thompson pictured with former YFCU president, Stuart Mills.

Women in agriculture profile featuring Sophie Thompson
Place you call home: Donemana, County Tyrone.
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A well attended group trip started with a visit to Slurrykat in Waringstown for a guided tour of the manufacturing facility. (Pic: UFU)

Mid Tyrone group focus

April saw the close of another successful winter programme season for the North West Derry UFU group

North West Derry group focus

UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott welcomes Ross Irwin, Irwin Farm Supplies sales on board as the UFU’s newest corporate member.

UFU welcome Irwin Farm Supplies

Foot and Mouth is posing a threat to the industry

Foot and Mouth update

Farmers work tirelessly over lambing to ensure they achieve the best crop of lambs. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Commodity watch: Lamb Management

Roy Douglas, Trustee of The Gallaher Trust pictured with Lucy Mitchell, UFU membership and commercial director. (Pic: UFU)

UFU and The Gallaher Trust Scholarship

Equestrian

Ben and Maisy Power take second place over the 45cm course. (Photo: Equi-Tog)

Easter ‘eggcitement’ at Laurel View Equestrian Centre
THE Laurel View Easter show on Sunday, April 13, was filled with fun.
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Ana Donnelly and Bailie competed in the 70cm class. (Pic: Jennifer Leonard/Ecclesville)

Ecclesville’s showjumping league continues

The British Equine Veterinary Association has introduced the BEVA One To Watch Award to recognise exceptional early-career equine vets. (Pic: BEVA)

New BEVA award to recognise exceptional equine vets

Tilly Tumilty and Millbarr Phynix jumped clear across country to win Tyrella4's EI110(P) class. (Pic: Anne Hughes)

The curtain comes down on Tyrella for 2025

Little and Large. (Pic: Freelance)

Little and Large take April pairs league win at Mossvale

Ruby Will on Ben. (Pic: freelance)

Friday night league final held at Mossvale

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Sam Ryder pictured at AIR Studios in Hampstead, London, during musical rehearsals

Critically ill children live their dreams and perform at Disneyland

Man runs marathon dressed in Domino's Pizza box

Brave runner completed the London Marathon – dressed as a pizza box

The rename was to inspire thousands of London marathon runners to keep up their pace at the hardest part of the course

A hotel renamed to the ‘Keep Go-Inn’ to inspire marathon runners

Incubus revealed details of their new album with a series of projections around London over the weekend - after their performance at The O2.

Incubus reveal details of first new album in eight years

80 per cent believe their pet could pick them out of a lineup

Seven in 10 cat owners think their pet genuinely loves them

McVities lit up a series of London landmarks

London's landmarks lit up - with images of chocolate biscuits

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