Thurs 18 April

  • Dairy sale, 4 bulls, 75 fresh heifers, 30 heifers. Taaffe at Dungannon mart, 11.30am.
  • CAFRE Beef Carbon Reduction information meeting. At Waterfoot hotel, Derry/Londonderry 7.30pm.
  • Pedigree Cattle Trust, bovine TB meeting, with guest Dick Sibley, BVSc, Hon FRCVS. City hotel Armagh, 8pm.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Hilltown mart, evening.

    • Fri 19 April

  • The LMC’s Terry White. Answers FQAS queries. At Ballymena mart.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Rathfriland mart, daytime.
  • AFBI webinar, 12noon. “Lough Neagh, past, present and future”. Details at https://www.afbini.gov.uk.

    • 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.
  • Bull and breeding females sale. At Enniskillen mart, 11.30am. Details Robert at 07973 111 993.
  • Farmers Wellbeing workshop, 10am to 3pm. At Donard Methodist Church, Newcastle. Details Lyndon on TN 07759 573178.

    • Sun 21 April

  • The Motor Show. At Down Royal racecourse, Maze. Tickets at www.downroyal.com.
  • Farmers service. At Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian church. Trenchhill Road, 7pm.

    • Mon 22 April

  • Spring lamb and ewes competition. Kilrea mart, 11am.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Downpatrick mart, evening.

    • Tues 23 April

  • IFJ Renewables roadshow, 7pm. At Errigal Country House hotel Cootehill. Register at www.ifj.ie/renewables.
  • CAFRE Beef Carbon Reduction information meeting. At Millbrook Lodge hotel, 7.30pm.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Rathfriland mart, evening.

    • Wed 24 April

  • Lely open day, 11am to 3pm. At the 270 cow Speer farm, Letterkenny. Eircode F92 FY64. Bus running from Newtownards 8.45am, via Dungannon & Omagh. Book with Jim at 07827 884 639.

    • Thurs 25 April

  • Dispersal 80 Montbeliarde x Shorthorn cows. For Alan & Christine Watson. Taaffe at Dungannon mart, 11am.
  • The Farmers Choir concert. At Ballymena Academy, 7.30pm.

    • Fri 26 April

  • Ayrshire club sale. Ballymena mart, 11am.

    • Sat 27 April

  • Emerald Expo dairy show. At Virginia Show Centre, Co Cavan.