Thurs 5 December

  • Hunter Kane open day, 10am to 10pm. 31 Lagavara Road, Ballintoy.
  • Christmas Cracker weanlings. Show 5pm sale 7pm. Markethill mart.
  • Soil Nutrient Health Scheme training. At Civic Centre, Craigavon, 5.30pm to 10pm. Register at Countryside Services on TN 8778 9770.
  • UFU and Ulster Wildlife meeting. On peatland management. At Workplace Centre, Draperstown, 7pm. Register with Stephanie on 07748 741 515.
  • GrowIN meeting, 7pm to 10pm. On soil health. At Garvins Bar, Castledawson. Register at www.growin.land.
  • Rural Support workshop. “Planning for generations to come”. Westville Hotel, Enniskillen 7.30pm. Register at TN 8676 0040.
  • NI Suffolk Sheep AGM. At Dungannon Rugby Football Club, 8pm.

    • Fri 6 December

  • Multibreed beef bull sale. Ballymena mart, 12.30pm. The LMC’s Terry White present.
  • DC Farm machinery open day, 3pm to 8pm. With Farmhand brands Amazone, Krone & Quicke. Navan, Eircode C15 W2R5.

    • Sat 7 December

  • The Rural Chaplin. At Crossmaglen and Markethill marts, daytime.

    • Mon 9 December

  • 55 Holstein Friesian cows and heifers. For Maurice Hurst. Enniskillen mart, 12noon.
  • Rural Support online workshop, 8pm. “Planning for generations to come”. Register at TN 8676 0040.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Markethill mart, evening.

    • Tues 10 December

  • The LMC’s Terry White. Answers FQAS queries. At Markethill mart.
  • William Graham’s Drumard and Drumgoon herds. 70 fresh and 20 springing heifers. Details William on 07770 765 770. Taaffe at Dungannon mart, 11.30am.
  • Rural Support on-line workshop, 1pm. “Planning for generations to come”. Register at TN 8676 0040.
  • 20 outfits and 50 in-calf heifers. For Ryan Burnside. Details Ryan on 07718 925 462. Ballymena mart, 7pm.
  • UFU and CAFRE online webinar. On sheep production, 7.30pm. Register at www.ufuni.org/events-training/.

    • Wed 11 December

  • Soil Nutrient Health Scheme training. At St Patrick’s Centre, Downpatrick,10.30am to 4pm. Register at Countryside Services on TN 8778 9770.

    • Thurs 12 December

  • NIIAS breakfast seminar, 7.45am to 9am. With Larry Burke, CEO at AI Services. At AFBI, Hillsborough. Register with Louise at secretary@niias.info.
  • RUAS Winter Fair, from 9am. Eikon Exhibition Centre, Maze. The Rural Chaplin present.
  • The Farmers Choir Festival. At St Patrick’s Parish Church, Kilrea, 8pm.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Hilltown mart, evening.

    • Fri 13 December

  • Coloured & Rare breeds sheep sale. Swatragh mart.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Rathfriland mart, daytime.
  • The Rural Chaplin “Carols at the Co-op”. At Rathfriland mart, 7pm.
  • Coloured and rare breed springing ewes. Clogher mart, 7.30pm.
  • Sat 14 December. Clydesdale foal show. Ballymena mart, 10.30am.
  • Badgerface Texels & Dutch Spotted females’ sale. Ballymena mart, 1pm.
  • Suckler herd dispersal. 60 head. Markethill mart, 11am.