Fri 3 September

  • NIFDA Business conference. “Fresh Thinking for Future Growth”. Online 9.30am to 12.30pm. Book at www.nifda.co.uk.
  • Dairy sale. Friesian and Swedish Red bulls and four cows second calvers for Inch. Details from Jim on 07903 337577. Ballymena Mart 11am.
  • Donegal Cheviot & Cheviot Cross Group. 1,350 Ewe lambs, hoggets and ewes. Stranorlar Mart 6pm. Bid ringside or online at LSL.
  • Dutch Spotted sheep sale. Details Edward Adamson on 07711 071290. And 300 Mule hoggets for S Doherty. At Beatties Omagh 7pm.

    • Sat 4 September

  • Texel premier sale. Sixty-four shearling ewes, 72 shearling rams and 244 ram lambs. Ballymena Mart, two rings, 11am. Details from Martin Warnock on 07791 679112.
  • The ewe lamb sale. Three-hundred head for Raymond and Alistair Crawford. And 25 Suffolk ram lambs. At Beattie’s Omagh, 12pm.
  • The Ballyvoy wether lamb sale. Armoy mart 12pm.

    • Mon 6 September

  • Suffolk sheep sale. Ballymena mart 5pm. Details from Orla on 07841 117252. Also 12 Texel shearling rams for David McCabe. And Suffolk Cheviot and Mule ewe lambs for Sandra Hunter.

    • Tues 7 September

  • Mule ewe lambs and breeding ewes’ sale. Plumbridge Mart 7pm.
  • Blackface Lanark hoggets and ewes. 2,500 head. Armoy Mart 7pm.

    • Wed 8 September

  • Health Check van. At Saintfield Mart from 10am.

    • Thurs 9 to Sun 12 September

  • Food and Cider weekend. Full programme at www.visitarmagh.com.

    • Fri 10 September

  • Springhill tup sale 100 head. Texel, Charollais, Suffolks, CharTex and SuffTex. Beattie’s centre Omagh, 7pm. Bid ringside or at MartEye. Details from John Foster on 07711 101461.

    • Sat 11 September

  • Lleyn sheep, 733 females 30 rams. And Blackface breeding females sale. Ballymena Mart 12pm.
  • Texel pedigree sale. At Beatties, Omagh. Catalogue at www.texel.co.uk. Details from Martin Warnock on 07791 679112.