Thurs 18 August

  • Lely open day, 11am to 3pm. Three A5 robots and Grazeway system. At Killen’s, 41 Cloghole Road, Campsie. Details from Jim Irwin at 07827 884639
  • Hogget ewe and ewe lamb sale, 1,500 head. Armoy Mart 7pm.
  • CAFRE responsible antibiotic use on beef and sheep farms. Online webinar, 7.30pm. Register at www.cafre.ac.uk
  • The Health Check van. At Plumbridge Mart.

    • Fri 19 August

  • Holstein Young Breeders calf show. Dungannon Mart, 10am.
  • Inch bulls and heifers. Details from Jim Morrison at 07903 337577. Hereford bulls for Fred Kerridge. At Ballymena Mart, 11am.
  • Jalex Flock 120 shearling tups, 7pm. Bid ringside and at MartEye. At 88 Gloverstown Road, BT41 3HY.
  • Blue Cattle Club. Friends of Cancer charity BBQ and auction. At Ballynahinch Rugby Club, 7pm.

    • Sat 20 August

  • The Braid Sheddings sale. Blackface, Crossbred, Mule and Suffolk X. Ballymena Mart, 10am.
  • Aberdeen Angus charity open day. 90 AA cows and conservation grazing. With Oisin , Anne-Marie and Jolene Murnion. At 90 Clanmaghery Road, BT30 8SU, 11am to 4pm
  • Limousin 50 years Elite sale. 9 bulls 28 females. Show 11am sale 1pm. Ballymena Mart. Bid ringside or at MartEye.
  • Ballyvoy ewe lamb sale. With Armoy Mart, noon.
  • Bleu du Maine sale 10 rams and 22 females. And Beltex club sale. At Beatties Pedigree Centre, Omagh, 11am. Bid ringside or at MartEye.
  • Lleyn sheep open day. At James Coulter, 251 Abbey Road, Millisle. See 300 Lleyn and 25 Shropshire ewes. Enquiries to Barry Latimer at 07740 511769

    • Mon 22 August

  • Irish Agroforestry Forum. Trees on farms event. At CAFRE Greenmount, 45 Tirgracy Rd, Antrim, 11am. At Ian, Thomas and Ben Gibson, 115 Longmore Road, Broughshane, 2pm. Register at https://www.growin.land/our-events
  • Cargan sale with Ballymena Mart. Blackface and Crossbred ewe and wether lambs.
  • Suffolk Society show and sale, 7pm. Details from Orla at 07841 117252. Ballymena Mart.

    • Tues 23 August

  • Irish Agroforestry Forum. Trees on farms event. At Reamai and Sinead Mathers, 115 Layde Road, Cushendall, 10am. At Broughgammon farm, 50 Straid Road, Ballycastle, 2pm. Register at https://www.growin.land/our-events.
  • Blueface Leicester club, Mule ewe lambs. And 10 rams of 10 breeds for S and M Kempston. Details Steven at 07763 305785. Ballymena Mart, 7pm

    • Wed 24 August

  • 100 West of Ireland in-calf heifers. For Ryan Burnside. Ballymena Mart, 7pm.
  • CAFRE farm walk at Enniskillen campus. On the Environmental Farming Scheme. At 2.30pm and 7pm. Register at www.cafre.ac.uk

    • Thurs 25 August

  • CAFRE responsible antibiotic use on beef and sheep farms. webinar, 7.30pm. Register at www.cafre.ac.uk

    • Fri 26 August

  • Texel rams 130 head. Show 5pm sale 7pm. Kilrea Mart.
  • Dorset sheep club sale. Swatragh Mart, 5pm.

    • Sat 27 August

  • The Torr sale, 3,000 head. With Armoy Mart, noon.
  • Zwartbles 42 ewe lambs, 13 shearlings, 19 ram lambs, 5 shearlings. Show 10am sale noon. And commercial females also.
  • Kerryhill sheep show and sale. At Beatties Pedigree Centre. Bid ringside or at MartEye.