Thurs 4 August

  • First breeding sheep and store lambs sale. Kilrea Mart, 7pm
  • Sheep scab information meeting, 7pm. At Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, BT41 2JH. Register at 07517 599497.
  • Thurs 4 to Sat 6 August

  • Limousins Jim Quail’s Lynderg and Henry Savage’s Truman sale. Timed online auction at www.elite.pedigree-sales.com. 10 heifers from each herd and five Truman embryos. Details Jim at 07870 215761 and Henry at 07521 670141.
  • Fri 5 August

  • The Health Check van. At Rathfriland Mart.
  • Sat 6 August

  • The Plum sheep and vintage show. At Bertie McKelvey’s holm, Plumbridge, 10am.
  • 4,000 head of Suffolk Cheviot and Continental X. Hoggets and ewe lambs. Ballymena Mart 11am.
  • Mon 8 August

  • Texels seven shearling rams, 71 ram lambs and 22 shearling ewes. Show 10.30am, sale noon. Dungannon Mart.
  • Tues 9 August

  • Irish Farmers Journal dairy calves to beef open day, 10.30am. At Thrive demo farm, Cashel, Co Tipperary. Eircode E25 AK44. Register at www.ifj.ie/thrive
  • Sheep scab information meeting, 7pm. At Bushtown Inn 283 Drumcroone Road, BT52 3QT. Register at 07517 599497.
  • Tues 9 to Thurs 11 August

  • Ballymena Beauties pedigree female sheep. MartEye online sale at Ballymena Mart.
  • Wed 10 August

  • Sheep scab information meeting, 7pm. At Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown. Register at 07517 599497.
  • Thurs 11 August

  • The Health Check van. At Kilrea Mart.
  • Sheep scab information meeting, 7pm. At Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh. Register at 07517 599497.
  • Fri 12 August

  • NI Dorset club. Show and sale. At Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh.
  • Sat 13 August

  • Jacob sheep. 46 ewes, 125 ewe lambs, 22 rams and 21 ram lambs. Show 10.30am, sale noon. At Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh, Co Tyrone.
  • Mule and Greyface hoggets. And Crossbred and Suffolk Cheviot ewe lambs. Ballymena Mart 11am.