Thursday 3 October

  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 10am, sale 11am. In Armoy Mart.
  • Limousin suckled calves. In Markethill Mart, 11am.
  • Multi-breed ram sale. Dungannon Mart, 11.30am.
  • UFU, CAFRE, LMC, AFBI, NSA and NIMEA sheep conference. Future-proofing your sheep business. Silverbirch hotel, Omagh, 6pm. Book at www.ufuni.org/events or call Angela on 903-702-22.
  • Beef Shorthorn meeting, open to all. On DNA testing and myostatin. Ballinderry Lodge, Moira, 8pm.

    • Friday 4 October

  • The UFU’s ‘Meet us at the Mart’ team. At Rathfriland Mart. Also, Health Check van present.
  • Suckled calves, show and sale. Kilrea Mart, 11am.
  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 11am, sale 12.30pm. Plumbridge Mart.
  • First suckled calf sale. Gortin Mart, 7pm.

    • Saturday 5 October

  • Health Check van at Mounthill fair.
  • Killead Ploughing Society’s annual match. At Messrs McCabe’s, Steeple Road, Antrim, land kindly granted. Details from David Wallace on 944-322-38.
  • Open day at farm merchants WK Powell and Son. At 197 Keady Road, Armagh, from 9am.
  • The Randox NI Potato Festival. At the Causeway hotel, Giants Causeway, 10am to 5pm.
  • Introduction to horses and horse care. At USPCA Hospital, Newry, 11am to 1pm, and the following five Saturdays. Information and booking: Rita on 078-252-93884, or Facebook @wanttolearnabouthorses
  • Suffolk sheep. Omagh Mart, noon. Details Orla on 078-411-17252.
  • Harvest Fair at Ballance House. 118a Lisburn Road Glenavy, noon to 4pm.

    • Sunday 6 October

  • URBA Blackface rams show. Ballymena Mart, 4pm. Details from Mark Smyth on 079-802-58734.

    • Monday 7 October

  • Health Check van at Newtownstewart Mart, 6pm.
  • URBA Blackface rams sale. Lanark type, 525 head at 10am. Perth type, 72 head at 11am. Ballymena Mart. Details from Mark Smyth on 079-802-58734.
  • Dorsets, 72 females show and sale. Rouge, 26 rams show and sale. Hampshire Downs, 25 in-lamb females. Ballymena Mart: shows 4.30pm, sales 7pm.
  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 6pm, sale 7pm. Camlough and Clogher Marts.
  • Rural Support meeting with Doug Avery. Promoting positive mental health. Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown, 7pm for 8pm start. Tickets at resilientfarmertour.co.uk

    • Tuesday 8 October

  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 10am, sale 11am. Draperstown Mart.
  • CAFRE open day for prospective students. At Loughry campus, Cookstown, 3pm to 8pm.
  • Charolais suckled calves. Show 5.30pm, sale 7pm. Enniskillen Mart.
  • Rural Support meeting with Doug Avery. Promoting positive mental health. Mourne Country Hotel, Newry, 7pm for 8pm start. Tickets at resilientfarmertour.co.uk

    • Wednesday 9 October

  • Limousin-bred suckled calf sale. Dungannon Mart, 11am.
  • Rural Support meeting with Doug Avery. Promoting positive mental health. Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, 7pm for 8pm start. Tickets at resilientfarmertour.co.uk

    • Thursday 10 October

  • Charolais suckled calves. In Markethill Mart, 11am.
  • CAFRE Equine health CPD event. The horse and shoeing. Ballinderry Inn, Moira, 7pm for a 7.15pm start. Register at www.cafre.ac.uk or email Rachel.annan@daera-ni.gov.uk
  • Rural Support meeting with Doug Avery. Promoting positive mental health. Tullyglass Hotel, Ballymena, 7pm for 8pm start. Tickets at resilientfarmertour.co.uk