Thurs 30 November

  • McMullan Agri open day, 10am to 9pm. Carrowerin Road, Armoy.
  • AHDB cereals monitor farm. .Meeting on Biological farming. At Drummond hotel, Ballykelly, 10.30am to 2.30pm. Register at https://ahdb.org.uk/events.
  • Dispersal 160 head. For Cullyhill herd of John & Pamela Thompson. Taaffe at Dungannon mart, 11am. Details Michael at 00 353 41 988 1288.
  • Friday 1 December

  • 50 in-calf heifers for Jason Sawyers. Two Limousin bulls for Derek Frew. Ballymena mart, 11am.
  • Lely open day & charity auction, 11am to 3pm. At N McCollum’s Bellemont Farms, BT52 2PN. Register with Jim on 07827 884 639.
  • The Rural Chaplin. Carol service in Rathfriland mart.
  • Sat 2 December

  • Dark Diamonds in-lamb Suffolks. H & H Carlisle, 12.30pm. Bid ringside or at HandHMartEye. Details Orla on 07841 117252.
  • Mon 4 December

  • Texel in-lamb females’ sale. Ballymena mart, 7pm.
  • Resilience for Dairy webinar, 7pm. Visual management on farm. Register at https://www.agrisearch.org.
  • Mon 4 & Tues 5 December

  • British Society of Soil Science & Soil Science Society of Ireland. Conference on “Soil Management & Monitoring”. At Assembly Buildings Belfast, 9am. Details at https://soils.org.uk.
  • Tues 5 December

  • CAFRE, UFU & DCNI. Meeting on labour sustainability. Millbrook Lodge hotel, Ballynahinch, 10.30am to 3pm.
  • Holstein bulls. Show & sale. Kilrea mart, 11am.
  • AA, Hereford, Shorthorn, other native breeds. At Dungannon mart, 12 noon.
  • Wed 6 December

  • 80 WoI heifer outfits for Ryan Burnside. Ballymena mart, 11am.
  • Thurs 7 December

  • Christmas coloured & rare breeds sale. Swatragh mart, 7pm.
  • Fri 8 December

  • Beef bred bull sale. Ballymena mart, 11am.
  • Christmas calf sale. Swatragh mart, 7pm.
  • Sat 9 December

  • Co Londonderry Horse Breeders. Clydesdale foal show. Ballymena mart, 10.30am.