Thursday, 26 November

IFA Branch Joint AGMs 8.30pm. Tierworker and Ughtyneill/Moynalty at the Threshing Museum, Moynalty. Guest Speaker: Vincent Tracey Teagasc.

Frenchpark Gardaí holding a farm theft and crime meeting and trailer testing, 10.45am, Castlerea Mart. Enq: 094-962 1630.

ŠKODA hosts talk on rural crime as part of new “Nation Talks” series. 7pm. Sheehy Motors, Naas, Co Kildare. Enq: 086-893 6563 or 01-618 8407.

Friday, 27 November

Dunboyne IFA Branch AGM 8pm. Dunboyne Community Centre.

ICMSA AGM 10.30am. South Court Hotel, Raheen, Limerick.

Saturday, 28 November

Macra Social Night at the Dogs. 6.30pm approx. At six Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) venues, namely Cork, Galway, Limerick, Mullingar, Newbridge and Waterford. After-parties and competitions in each venue. Enq: 01-426 8907.

Monday, 30 November

Best practice in milking course. 10am. Ballyhaise Agriculture College, Cavan. Day one, 30 Nov and day two 7 Dec. Certified training in all aspects of milking skills. Pre-booking essential 086-130 4435.

Louth IFA rural crime meeting. 8pm. Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk.

Kilkenny/Carlow IFA Forestry meeting. 8pm. Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny. Speakers IFA, Teagasc, TreeMetrics.

Tuesday, 1 December

Waterford IFA Co Executive meeting 8pm. Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan.

Wednesday, 2 November

FRS: Roscrea Best practice in milking course 10am. Day one 2 Dec and Day two 9 Dec. Certified training in all aspects of milking skills. Pre-booking essential 086-130 4435.

Thursday, 3 December

NDC Health and wellbeing seminar 7.30pm. Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co. Meath. For tickets ring: Denis 086-819 7405 or Eamonn 087-947 4619.

Teagasc/Inishowen Co-op Sheep Seminar. 7.30pm. Carndonagh Co-op. Speakers: Michael Diskin/Seamus Campbell, Teagasc; Declan Fennell, Bord Bia and Killian O’Brian, Mayo Health Care. Enq: Seamus 087-614 8373.

Monday, 7 December

Kerry IFA Dairy Meeting. 8.30pm. Manor West Hotel. Guest Speaker Jack Kennedy, Irish Farmers Journal

Tuesday, 8 December

Volac Heifer Rearing International Conference. 9am-4pm. Greenmount Agricultural College, Co Antrim. Admittance is free.