Thurs 24 April

  • Dairy sale 81 fresh, 31 heifer calves, 1 bull Taaffe at Dungannon mart 11.30am
  • Lely robots open day, 11am to 3pm at the Fullerton farm, 42 Lisnamuck Road, Maghera. Details Lely Centre on 0288765 8507

    • Fri 25 April

  • Ayrshire show and sale.Ballymena mart 11am.
  • John Deere and machinery open day, 12noon to 9pm. At Agri-Power, 124A Curr Road, Omagh
  • Beef bred bull sale, Ballymena mart, 12.30pm
  • Jalex 160 in-calf heifers’ sale, 7pm. Bid ringside 88 Gloverstown Road, BT41 3HY or online MartEye Hand. Details James on 07816 775 501
  • Charolais club 35 bulls Show 4pm sale 7pm.Swatragh mart
  • Springtime Sparklers sale at Beatties Pedigree Centre, 7pm

    • Fri 25 to Sun 27 April

  • Online timed auction of Springhill Charollais sheep on MartEye Beatties. Details Graham Foster on 07921 164 651. View Sat 26th 2pm to 7pm at Forsters Road, Castlederg, BT81 7PA

    • Sat 26 April

  • IFHA Emerald Expo Virginia showgrounds, Co Cavan. Eircode A82 A9X2
  • Elite on-line sale. From Fri 25th, 8am to Mon 28th, 5pm at MartEye Denis Barrett.
  • Limousins 55 bulls 3 females. Show 10am sale 12noon. Ballymena mart
  • The Health Check van at Draperstown mart

    • Sun 27 April

  • The Rural and Farming Community service at Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian church, 7pm

    • Mon 28 April

  • CAFRE organic manures and fertiliser events, 7.30pm at David Brown, 68 Drumhack Road, Enniskillen, BT92 3DT and at Conor McAlinden, 11 Castlewellan Road, Rathfriland BT34 5LY
  • The Health Check van at Fivemiletown mart

    • Tues 29 April

  • 2nd annual Yellow Wellies Farm Safety & Wellbeing conference in W5 at the Odyssey, Belfast, 9am to 3.30pm. Register at farm_safety_foundation@nfumutual.co.uk

    • Wed 30 April

  • Ulster Grassland dairy farm visit at Philip Truesdale, 24 Lighthouse Road, Ballyward. Book with George on 07920 037910
  • Teagasc reseeding demo event, 11am at Caroline & Raymond Niblock, Scotshouse, Eircode H23 KH31
  • The Farmers Choir Spring concert, 8pm at The Braid, Ballymena. Tickets at www.thebraid.com

    • Thurs 1 May

  • Dairy dispersal 120 cows plus all Young Stock. For Mervyn & Amanda McGimpsey, Newtownards. Taaffe at Dungannon mart 11am

    • Fri 2 May

  • Simmental show and sale. Swatragh mart, 7pm
  • From 2 May. Sheep shearing and wool handling courses. Details at www.ulsterwool.com/book-online. Or Jayne Harkness-Bones on 02894 462131

    • Sun 4 May & Mon 5 May

  • 25th anniversary Steam Rally at Shanes Castle, Antrim. Details at www.shanescastlesteamrally.co.uk/