Thurs 10 Oct

  • Social Farming Awareness event,10.30am to 12.30pm. At Magennis’s farm, 177 Dublin Road, Newry. Book with Nikki at 07544-861 825 .
  • Dairy retirement sale. 80 milkers and 40 dry cows. For A McFarlane. Ballymena Mart, 12 noon.
  • Charolais suckled calves. Markethill Mart, 7pm.
  • The John Deere story with George Conn, 8pm. At Dunlop Tractor Spares, 67 Crankhill Road, Ballymena.

    • Thurs 10 to Sat 12 Oct

  • CAFRE colleges open week. For prospective students. Book at www.cafre.ac.uk/events.

    • Fri 11 Oct

  • The LMC’s Terry White. For FQAS queries. Ballymena Mart.
  • Social Farming Awareness event, 10.30am to 12.30pm. At Primrose Cottage farm, 72 Station Road, Saintfield. Book with Nikki at 07544-861 825.
  • Foyle Food Group producer event, 3pm. At Foyle farm, 60 Kiltyclogher Road, Cookstown. Register at agricultureinfo@foylefoodgroup.com.
  • Heifers in-calf to Limousin. For Andrew Abbott. Downpatrick Mart, 7pm. Details at 07786-031 336.
  • Sale of 80 in-calf heifers for NCCE. Swatragh Mart, 7pm. Bid ringside or MartEye.
  • Texel club sale. Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh. Details, Martin on 077-91 679112.

    • Fri 11 and Sat 12 Oct

  • National Dairy show. Green Glens Arena, Millstreet. Eircode P51 EN28.

    • Sat 12 Oct

  • The Rural Chaplin. At Markethill Mart, daytime. Kenny is at 07938-488 372.

    • Sat 12 and Sun 13 Oct

  • Drifterstyle Truck Show, from 10am. Eikon Exhibition Centre, Maze.
  • Ards and N Down Council food and drinks fair, from 11am. At The Courtyard, Clandeboye Estate, Bangor.

    • Mon 14 Oct

  • The LMC’s Terry White. For FQAS queries. Omagh Mart.
  • Teagasc broiler conference, 11am to 4pm. At Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. Eircode: H18 RK15.
  • Antrim Sufolks and NI Dorsets. Show and sale. Ballymena Mart.

    • Tues 15 Oct

  • Twenty fresh heifers and four Holstein bulls. For Stuart Smith, Prehen herd. Kilrea Mart, 11.30am.
  • Springing heifer sale. For Will and Gareth Corrie. Ballymena Mart.

    • Wed 16 Oct

  • Lough Neagh drop-in event on water quality. At St Clare’s Community Hall, 55 Chapel Road, Glenavy, 12 noon to 7pm.
  • Inst for Global Food Security. “Insights into Animal Behaviour and Autism”. Lecture by Dr Temple Grandin, at Riddell Hall, Belfast, 5.30pm. Register at www.qub.ac.uk.

    • Wed 16 and Thurs 17 Oct

  • Teagasc, BSAS and ABP. Dairy calf to beef conference. At Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, Eircode Y35 C5PF. Book at www.teagasc.ie.

    • Thurs 17 Oct

  • UFU’s Women in Agriculture Innovation Day, 10.30am to 3pm. At AFBI, Hillsborough. Register at www.ufuni.org/.
  • Sale of 60 In-calf heifers and 15 outfits. For R Hadden. Markethill Mart, 7pm.

    • Fri 18 Oct

  • The LMC’s Terry White. For FQAS queries. Draperstown Mart.
  • Commercial Beef Shorthorns sale. Rathfriland Mart, 11am.
  • Charollais sheep. Show and sale, 7pm. Armoy Mart.
  • Mourne Blackface. Shearling and ram lambs. Hilltown Mart. Details Jim on TN 4063-8883.

    • Sat 19 Oct

  • Charollais sheep. Show and sale, 12.30pm. Omagh Mart.
  • The Rural Chaplin. At Downpatrick and Hilltown Marts, daytime.

    • Sat 19 to Mon 21 Oct

  • Aberdeen Angus club trip to Scotland. Book with Cathy on 07968-868-001.