Thursday 16 August

  • Health check van at Ballymena Mart from 10am.
  • GrassCheck dairy farm walk with AgriSearch, AFBI and CAFRE. At Henry Stewart’s farm, 27 West Street, Stewartstown, 10.30am.
  • Suffolk Cheviot hoggets. 150 head for Gerard Rainey. Kilrea Mart, 7pm.
  • Fri 17 August

  • Dorset sheep, 54 rams and 11 in-lamb ewes. Show 5pm, sale 7pm. Omagh Mart. Details from the secretary on 078-41746705
  • Sat 18 August

  • Holstein NI & Ayrshire Club multi-breed calf show. Ballymena Mart, 10.30am.
  • Vintage rally and working day at Bryan Hanna’s farm, Vow Road, Ballymoney, from 10am. Details from Bryan on 077-11012705. Health check van present.
  • Speciality Food Fair. The Demesne, Moira, 10am to 6pm.
  • Saintfield Horse Show at Tyrella House, Tyrella, from 10am. Details from Joan Cunningham on 0777-5860744
  • The Braid Sheddings. Blackface ewes, hoggets and ewe lambs. Crossbred, mule and Suffolk ewe and wether lambs. Ballymena Mart, 11am.
  • Sat 18 August

  • Zwartble sheep. Show 11.30am, sale 1pm. Gortin Mart.
  • Lleyn sheep open day at John McKavanagh’s farm, 4 Castor Bay Road, Lurgan, from 2pm. Details, Seamus Killen on 078-28632600.
  • Monday 20 August

  • Ashfield & Wilson working demonstration. Claas tractors & equipment, 10am to 3pm. At 6 Old Moy Road, Dungannon.
  • Cargan sale of blackface & crossbred ewe and wether lambs. Ballymena Mart, 7pm.
  • Tuesday 21 August

  • Erwins working demonstration. Claas tractors, McConnel cultivators, Hardi equipment. At Richard Kane’s farm, 80 Broighter Road, Myroe, 10am to 3pm.
  • GrassCheck dairy farm walk with AgriSearch, AFBI and CAFRE. At John & Andrew Dale’s farm, 287 Ballyquin Road, Limavady, 10.30am.
  • Ayrshire springing and in-calf heifers. 20 head for Sam Allen, Droghed herd. At Kilrea Mart, 11am.
  • GrassCheck beef farm walk with AgriSearch, AFBI and CAFRE. At Wayne Acheson’s farm, Tullylagan Road, Sandholes, 7pm.
  • Wednesday 22 August

  • Erwins working demonstration. Claas tractors, McConnel cultivators, Hardi equipment. At Tom Hayes’ farm, 53 Soldierstown Road, Aghalee, 10am to 3pm.
  • Virginia show, Co Cavan. Details atvirginiashow.com
  • Thursday 23 August

  • The LMC’s Terry White at Enniskillen Mart.
  • Careers advice events at CAFRE for prospective students.Loughry campus, Cookstown from 7pm. Greenmount campus, Antrim, from 7pm. Enniskillen campus from 7pm.
  • Friday 24 August

  • The LMC’s Terry White at Ballymena Mart.
  • Health check van at Killeter Mart from 6pm.
  • Texel rams, 90 shearlings and 60 ram lambs. Show 5pm, sale 7pm. Kilrea Mart.
  • Ram fair & breeding sheep. Saintfield Mart, 7pm.
  • Saturday 25 August

  • Health check van at Draperstown Mart, from 10am.
  • The Poultry Fair at Tannaghmore Open Farm. Silverwood, Craigavon, from 10am.