Thursday, 5 January

Kerry County Executive Meeting 8.30pm. Manor West Hotel, Tralee.

Monday, 9 January

Teagasc forestry advisory clinics. 10am-4pm. Nationwide forestry advisory clinics from 9-19 January. Prior booking is essential. To make an appointment, see www.teagasc.ie/forestry. (See page 21 for more detail.)

Tuesday, 10 January

Clare IFA County Executive meeting 8.30pm. Treacy’s West County Hotel.

Waterford IFA County Executive AGM. 8pm. Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan. Guest speaker IFA deputy president Richard Kennedy.

Wednesday, 11 January

Mayo IFA County Executive Meeting 8.30pm. Travellers Friend Hotel, Castlebar.

Thursday, 12 January

South Tipperary IFA County Executive meeting 8.30pm. Cahir House Hotel.

Monday, 16 January

Galway IFA County Executive Meeting 8.30pm. Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry.

Tuesday, 17 January

Teagasc Free one-to-one Forestry Clinics. Teagasc Offices, Naas, Co Kildare. Enq: 045-879 203.

Tuesday, 24 January

Seminar on Future for Suckler Cow Farmer 8pm. McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris. Enq: 091-844 268.

Wednesday, 25 January

UCD School of Agriculture & Food Science Research Seminar ‘Crop Physiological Bases of Wheat Yield’ 1pm. Speaker: Dr Gustav Slafer, ICREA research professor and associate professor of the Department of Crop & Forest Sciences at the Universitat de Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Room G-08, Agriculture & Food Science Centre, UCD, Dublin 4. Attendance free, but registration necessary. Enq: 01-716 7192.