Thurs 29 April

  • Dispersal sale Brackley Ayrshires. Seventy cows for Philip Kelly. Taaffe at Dungannon Mart 11.30am.
  • Agora Belfast, Zoom event, 6pm to 7.30pm. NI’s rural economy post-Brexit”. Speakers include Victor Chestnutt, president of the UFU. Register at www.eventbrite.co.uk.
  • Alltech webinar, 7.30pm. “Harvesting silage and how to avoid silage slippage”. Register at https://go.alltech.com/en-ie/making-silage-sense. Details from Aislinn Campbell on 07864 245 966.
  • Lely farm event, 7.30pm. At the Givans Ultimo 6-robot herd, Coagh. Online at www.lely.com/gb/centers/eglish.
  • Thurs 29 & Fri 30 April

  • The Faith Mission drive-in services. At Ballee Playing Fields, 8pm. Details at 028 2565 6494.
  • Fri 30 April

  • SpringTime Sparklers pedigree sheep. Charollais, Blue Texel, Dutch Spotted, Badgerface, Beltex & Sufftex. At Beatties, Omagh, 7pm. Bid ringside or at MartEye.ie. Details, search Richard Beattie on Facebook
  • Mon 3 May

  • Limousin NI club sale. 62 bulls & 14 females. Ballymena Mart 12pm.
  • Irish Limousin Society Premier sale. 60 bulls & 18 females. Roscrea Mart, 1pm. Bid online at martbids.ie.
  • Tues 4 May

  • Ulster Wool, gear course. At 88 Davagh Road, Broughderg BT79 8JE. Book at www.ulsterwool.com.
  • Holstein NI bull sale. Kilrea Mart 11.30am.
  • IFJ webinar, 8.30pm. The next steps and finance. Watch at www.ifj.ie/tullamorefarm.
  • Wed 5 May

  • Ulster Wool shearing meeting. On Zoom, 7.30pm. Register: shearing@britishwool.org.uk, 07966 291612
  • Thurs 6 to Sat 8 May

  • The Irish Moiled Cattle Society.
  • Online timed auction of bulls and females.
  • At Harrison & Hetherington TN 01228 406230.