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Lakeland Dairies has opened a new £5 million packing facility in Newtownards, and the International Sheepdog Trials are underway - but what makes a prize-winning dog?

Lakeland Dairies has opened a £5 million packing facility in Newtownards. We'll hear from CEO Michael Hanley on his plans for the future of the dairy co-op.

A new tracking device has high hopes of becoming the eyes and ears of livestock farmers, but can CowAlert replace traditional labourers? Dairy farmer Richard Marshall believes it's had a positive impact on his business. 

It was once a Sunday lunch staple but increasingly lamb is disappearing from the dinner menu. It's something the Livestock and Meat Commission are hoping to change as Ian Stevenson, Chief Executive of the LMC NI, explains. 

And the International Sheepdog Trials are underway in Dromore, County Down - but what makes a prize-winning dog? Our Agriculture Reporter Rebekah Logan has been to find out.

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