Thurs 7 October

  • Multi breed rams & breeding ewes. Dungannon Mart 11.30am.
  • Charolais club 400 suckled calves. Armoy Mart 11.30am.
  • CAFRE virtual open day. Agriculture courses, 7pm. Land-based Engineering courses, 8.15pm. Live on Discover CAFRE Facebook. Information at www.cafre.ac.uk.
  • Limousin suckled calves. Markethill Mart, 7pm.
  • CAFRE and AI Services. Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Beef & Sheep Farms. Meeting in Millbrook Hotel Ballynahinch, 7.30pm. Pre-register at www.cafre.ac.uk/business-courses/
  • Alltech webinar, 7.30pm. “Reducing silage feed-out losses”. Register at https://go.alltech.com/en-ie/making-silage-sense. Details from Aislinn Campbell on 07864 245 966.
  • Fri 8 October

  • DEX Dairy webinar, 10.30am to 12pm. With Ulster University & Dundalk Institute of Technology. Brexit, COVID-19 and support for the dairy industry. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com.
  • West of Ireland maiden heifer sale, 70 head at Swatragh Mart 7.30pm.
  • Sat 9 October

  • Health Check van. At Hilltown Mart from 10am.
  • Blue Faced Leicester sale. Two-hundred ram lambs and females. Armoy Mart 12pm.
  • Sun 10 October

  • NI Valais Blacknose club demo day. At Beatties Omagh 1pm to 5pm. Tickets at www.nivalaisblacknoseclub.com. Details from Diane Lowry at 07518 944566.
  • Mon 11 October

  • Limousin suckled calf sale. Swatragh Mart 11.30am.
  • Antrim Suffolk Breeders pedigree sale. And 100 Dorset in-lamb ewes for Shane Wilson. Ballymena Mart 7pm.
  • Tues 12 October

  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 6pm sale 7pm. Enniskillen Mart.
  • UFU Women in Agriculture webinar 7pm to 8pm. Register at www.womeninbusinessni.com/Events/.
  • CAFRE and AI Services. Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Beef & Sheep Farms. Meeting in Walshs hotel Maghera 7.30pm. Pre-register at www.cafre.ac.uk/business-courses/.
  • Wed 13 October

  • Limousin-bred suckled calves. Show 9am sale 11am. Dungannon Mart.
  • In-calf suckler heifer sale. 140 head for Jason Sawyers. Ballymena Mart 7pm.
  • The John Deere Studio, 7pm. Online webinar on John Deere foragers. Register at www.deere.co.uk.
  • Thurs 14 October

  • T Jackson & Pottinger Tillage demo day. At Foyle View Farms 41 Station Road Ballykelly 10.30am.
  • Charolais club Junior suckled calves. Armoy Mart, 11am.
  • Charolais suckled calves. Markethill Mart, 7pm. Health Check van present from 6pm.
  • CAFRE and AI Services. Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Beef & Sheep Farms. Meeting in Dunsilly Arms Hotel Antrim, 7.30pm. Web: www.cafre.ac.uk/business-courses/.
  • Thurs 14 to Sat 16 October

  • Irish Moiled bulls and females. Online timed auction. At www.harrisonandheatherington.co.uk. Details from Gillian Steele at 07842 185008.
  • Fri 15 October

  • Ram Fair. Suffolks, Charollais & SuffCharX. Armoy Mart 6.30pm.
  • In-calf heifer sale. For NCCE Ltd. Swatragh Mart 7.30pm.
  • Texel sale. Gortin mart. Catalogue at www.texel.co.uk. Details from Martin Warnock on 07791 679112.