<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Farming Life Spar</title>    <link>https://www.farminglife.com/topic/spar/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Farming Life Spar and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:49:32 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-02T19:49:32Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.farminglife.com/topic/spar/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[McKillop’s SPAR awarded prestigious community award]]></title>          <link>https://www.farminglife.com/business/mckillops-spar-awarded-prestigious-community-award-9325600</link>          <description><![CDATA[The team from McKillop’s SPAR were recently awarded with the Involvement in the Community Award at this year’s Ballymena Business Excellence Awards.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9325600</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.farminglife.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhiNDdkYTEyLWY1YTQtNDA3ZS1iYjU0LTU1NTE1MGYzNjk1MToxYmZkODA5ZC1mMTkwLTQ3MjUtYjU0Ni1lMjgwZTU4Y2NmOGQ=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>johnmcilwaine</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Eamon and Nadelle McKillop of McKillop&#039;s SPAR, Fry&#039;s Road, receiving Involvement in the Community Award from Lee McFarland of Cranswick Country Foods. -  (johnmcilwaine)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[By The Newsroom]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-02T17:05:38+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>