Thurs 11 to Sat 13 April

  • CAFRE open week. Courses for prospective students. Book at www.cafre.ac.uk/events.

    • Thurs 11 April

  • CAFRE farm walk. Efficient and Sustainable milk production. At James McKay, 53 Levallyreagh Road, Dromara. Book at www.cafre.ac.uk.
  • CAFRE Beef Carbon Reduction information meeting. At Lodge hotel, Coleraine 7.30pm.

    • Fri 12 April

  • Beef bred bull sale. Ballymena mart, 11am.
  • Pedigree Dutch Spotted sheep sale. Swatragh mart, 7pm.

    • Fri 12 & Sat 13 April

  • Machinery open days. Rea’s of Finvoy. 191 Finvoy Road, Ballymoney. Details Eddie on 07375 104874.

    • Sat 13 April

  • The Ferguson Club charity working day, 10am to 5pm. At Richardsons Estate, Moyallon, BT63 5LB. Details Sam on TN 07929 550114.

    • Mon 15 April

  • The LMC’s Terry White. Answers FQAS queries. At Omagh mart.
  • The Health Check van. At Gortin mart.

    • Tues 16 April

  • Dairy dispersal sale. 170 head Montbeliarde-bred for Chris Hegarty. View 10am sale 11.30am. Kilrea mart.
  • AA, Hereford, Beef Shorthorn. Show 10.30am sale 12 noon. Dungannon mart.
  • UFU and Rural Support. Succession planning for Rural women. Glarryford Farmers’ Hall, 7pm. Register at www.ufuni.org/event.
  • IFJ Renewables roadshow. Newpark hotel, Kilkenny, 7pm. Pre-registration required. 2.5 hrs from Newry.

    • Wed 17 April

  • Sufolk NI. Spring lamb show 10am sale 12noon. Ballymena mart.
  • Lely open day, 14 robots. Cogent breeding genetics. At Mitchell’s Grove Dairy, 39 Kilclean Road Castlederg. And charity auction. From 11am to 3pm. Details Jim on 07827 884639.
  • CAFRE Beef Carbon Reduction information meeting. At City hotel, Armagh, 7.30pm.

    • Thurs 18 April

  • CAFRE Beef Carbon Reduction information meeting. At Waterfoot hotel, Derry/Londonderry 7.30pm.
  • Pedigree Cattle Trust bovine TB meeting. With guest Dick Sibley, BVSc HonFRCVS. City hotel Armagh, 8pm.

    • Fri 19 April

  • The LMC’s Terry White. Answers FQAS queries. At Ballymena mart.

    • Sat 20 April

  • Gigginstown House Aberdeen Angus. View 11.30am, sale 1pm. 23 black & 2 red bulls, 20 females. Bid ringside Eircode N91 K026 or on MartEye.ie. Details https://www.gigginstownhouse.com. Or Joe O’Mahony TN 00 353 87 7809113.