Cookstown

Guest speakers Nerys Wright, Phillipa Page and Neil McGowan take part in the Q&A at AgriSearch’s Flock Focus 2026 conference.

Full house at AgriSearch’s Flock Focus sheep conference

Lifetime supporters Harry and Jean Marquess

NI Charolais Club celebrates another successful year at annual prize-giving

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Saturday comment: Bluetongue is coming – and this time with a vengeance

Omagh Mart

Steadier trade for cattle at Omagh Mart, prices to £2010 for 510kg

Most promising young bull; Moneyscalp Blondes with Archie who has already sold for 8,000 guineas.

In pictures: Blonde Pedigree Herds 2026 winners

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Dylan McCann : Man who died in four-vehicle road traffic collision is named

Omagh Mart

Heifers selling to £2250 for 530kg at Omagh Mart

Kilrea Mart

Fat cows and bulls selling to £3750 at Kilrea Mart

Culloden

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Isabella McHugh and Brooke Hamilton (Castlederg) are perusing their passion in Food at CAFRE Loughry Campus. They encourage perspective students to attend Open Day on Tuesday 6 October.

Tyrone students shaping their future through food at CAFRE Loughry Campus

Kilrea Mart

Batch of calved heifers sell for £3520 at Kilrea Mart

Farming Life livestock markets

Heifers selling to a top of £2630 per head at Swatragh Mart

Farming Life livestock markets

Bullocks selling to £2300 per head at Swatragh Mart

Members of the Production and Technical Management Team at Gilfresh Produce, Armagh, receiving their Certificates of Attendance from CAFRE, Senior Food Technologist Rosemary Brennan after completing Root Cause Analysis training at the company in June 2026. Rosemary Brennan (CAFRE), Anthony Whyte, Robyn Moore, Emma Halliday, Sarah Rafferty, Alin Ilie (Gilfresh Produce).

Digging deeper: CAFRE helps businesses find the root of problems

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NI Simmental Club Stock Judging Competition

Emily Maneely, Jack Hunter and Ellen Bates at the Moneymore YFC club dinner and prize night. Picture: Moneymore YFC

Moneymore YFC hold club dinner and prize giving at Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown
Moneymore YFC recently celebrated their annual club dinner and awards evening at The Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown – and what a fantastic night it was.
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Alan Warnock presented The Vaughan Trust bursary to Shauna Gillen from Belleek at the Industry Support awards event. Shauna is studying on the first year of the BSc (Hons) Degree in Equine Management course at Enniskillen Campus.

CAFRE equine students receive financial awards

Robert and Lexi collecting the Guinness Cup for the overall Champion for Ballinalare Farm Nikita from Joe & Alan Wilson Robert presented by Ruth Montgomery, secretary of Clogher Valley Show

In pictures: Simmental Club award winners

Overall Champion Herd - Mervyn Robinson (herd manager from Cherryvalley Estate) with judge Amelda Middleton Leonard

In pictures: Annual Herd Competition Awards Dinner

Second Reserve Dexter Breed Champion at Omagh Show, Lester's Kay, lead by Leah Lester. Photo credit Bo Davidson.

A fine display of Dexter cattle gathered at the showgrounds on 5th July

Reserve Dexter Breed Champion at Omagh Show, Derryola Beyonce, lead by Ryan Lavery. Photo credit Bo Davidson.

A fine display of Dexter cattle gathered at the showgrounds on 5th July

Prize winners from at Moneymore YFC's annual club dinner and awards night at The Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown

Moneymore YFC hold annual club dinner and awards night

Millgate VIP realised 7700 guineas paid out by John Gallagher, Omagh

Fantastic online sale of heifers and young bulls

The cutting of the 60th Anniversary cake with President Beth Irwin BEM, Dr Ruth Carroll, area executive member and Louise Kelso,Vice President.

Pomeroy WI recently held a 60th Anniversary dinner

Vice President getting a smile from George who entertained after the dinner with his jokes, and singalong. He also had some of the members accompanying him on the drum and tamborine.

Pomeroy WI recently held a 60th Anniversary dinner

Stephen Alexander presents the Senior Young Handler of the Year award to Peter McAreavey.

Long standing member Stephen Alexander invited to present the trophies

A packed room for the AGM

Charolais Club members reflect on a successful year and look ahead
The Charolais Club Northern Ireland AGM was held in Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, Co Tyrone on 27th February 2020.
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The coffin of Lauren Bullock arriving for funeral at St Patrick's Church, Donaghmore. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Cookstown tragedy funerals: Lauren Bullock followed by enormous but silent crowd

Swatragh Mart

Fat lambs sell to £103.50 and fat ewes to £155 at Swatragh Mart

Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) members make the trip to C...

Kilkeel Seafoods - Rosemary Johnston and Paula Rodgers from Kilkeel Seafoods and Leona Hawkes, CAFRE who presented the certificates.

New qualification: '˜Delivering Training' - A short course in training- for supe...

Moneymore YFC annual prizegiving night in Mandarin Buffet, Cookstown, which was followed by a great dinner

Moneymore YFC annual dinner and prizegiving

Good entry of hoggets and cast ewes at Massereene Mart

51 sheep missing from outfarm

Exceptional demand for cattle at Clogher Mart

Markethill Mart: Light lambs sell to Â£96.50

Massereene Mart: Texels sell to Â£133, Charollais to Â£117

A section of the crowd at the well-attended Parklands Veterinary Group Sheep Conference held at the Glenavon House Hotel in Cookstown

Healthy turnout for Parklands Veterinary Group Sheep Conference

Judge Sam Milliken is pictured with Fleckvieh prize winners in the over one-month-old class, Chris Duncan, Crumlin, second; Samuel Warwick, Ballyclare, first; and William Gilmore who showed the calf on behalf of Rodney Bell from Portglenone. Picture: John McIlrath

Fleckvieh dropped calves to Â£368

Down's Syndrome fundraiser

Tremendous entry of hoggets and cast ewes at Massereene

Very strong demand for quality lots at Clogher

Stronger trade for all weights of hoggets at Massereene

Super entry of cattle at Kilrea meets a flying trade

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