Thursday 15 October

  • CAFRE Tree production day, 9.30am to 2.15pm. At CAFRE Greenmount. Book at www.cafre.ad.uk/events.
  • DAERA Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Training. At Millbrook hotel, Ballynahinch, 10.30am. Bring photographic ID. Ring CSL on 028-8778-9770.
  • Bonanza and Thompsons Feeds Total Calf events. Seagoe hotel, Portadown, 10.30am. Leighinmohr hotel, Ballymena, 7.30pm. Details Laura McConnell at 07799-346-421. Book at www.eventbrite.com.
  • Dairy sale, 11am. Specials 11 maiden heifers for Inch at noon. Details, Jim on 07903-337-577.
  • Kilrea Mart. In-calf heifers for NCCE, 58 head. Swatragh Mart, 7pm.
  • Final weanling sale. Specials, 60 in-calf heifers, 12 outfits for R Hadden. Markethill Mart, 7pm.

    • Friday 16 October

  • Mourne Sheep Breeders Association. Blackface sheep, show 10am, sale 1pm. Hilltown Mart. The Rural Chaplain present.
  • Dairy, sucklers and calf sale. Specials, pedigree Limousins two outfits and three bulls for Robert Clyde. Ballymena Mart 10.30am.
  • Ram fair. With Charollais show and sale. Armoy Mart, 6.30pm.
  • Blueface Leicester rams and ewes. Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh, 7pm.

    • Saturday 17 October

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  • The Rural Chaplain at Men’s breakfast. First Rathfriland Presbyterian, 10am.
  • Charollais rams show and sale. Omagh Mart, noon.

    • Monday 19 October

  • Texel Harvest show and sale; 109 rams and ram lambs. Specials, 50 Lanark ewe lambs for Seamus Conway. Ballymena Mart, 7pm.

    • Tuesday 20 October

  • Dairy Council NI dairy conference, 10am to 3pm. Theme is “Driving Profitability Delivering Sustainability”. At CAFRE Greenmount campus. Register at https://www.ufuni.org/event/dairy-conference-2026/.
  • Wool Innovators training event. For anyone interested in wool. At Eikon Centre Balmoral Park, 10am to 4.30pm. Register at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7ewWxNU6zJ. Details from Jayne on 07966-291-612.
  • DAERA Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Training. At Dunclug College, Ballymena, 7pm. Bring photographic ID. Ring CSL on 028-8778-9770.

    • Wednesday 21 October

  • British Grassland Society dinner and awards. At Kilmorey Arms hotel, Kilkeel, 7pm to 11pm. Tickets at https://britishgrassland.com/awards-evening/.

    • Thursday 22 October

  • DAERA Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Training. At Whistledown hotel, Warrenpoint, 10.30am. Bring photographic ID. Ring CSL on 028-8778-9770.
  • Dairy sale 100 fresh heifers and cows, two bulls. Specials, 64 head from Slatabogie Finest Families. Taaffe at Dungannon Mart, 11.30am.
  • Markethill in-calf heifer sale, 7pm. Specials 45 head for C and M Tumilty. Bid ringside or Markethill.Marteye.ie. Details Martin on 07825-650338.
  • TUV meeting, 8pm. “The future of the family farm” at The Courthouse, Markethill.
  • The Health Check van. At Plumbridge Mart.
  • The Rural Chaplain. At Hilltown Mart, evening.

    • Friday 23 October

  • Greenmount Association, Reunion of the class of 1966, 10am. Book at greenmountassociation1@gmail.com.
  • Limousins, 46 bulls, eight females. Show 5pm, sale 7.30pm. Ballymena Mart.
  • Simmentals, 10 bulls, 18 heifers. Salers, one bull four heifers and other beef breeds. Swatragh Mart, 7pm.
  • The Rural Chaplain. At Rathfriland Mart.

    • Friday 23 to Monday 26 October

  • Dalevalley online sale; 22 heifers, one bull calf. At Taaffe.Marteye.ie.

    • Sat 24 October

  • The Rural Chaplain. At Crossmaglen and Markethill Marts.