Thursday, 3 December

NDC Health and Wellbeing Seminar 7.30pm. Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co Meath. Speakers include Paula Mee, dietician and Shane Martin, psychologist. All proceeds to The Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue & Recovery Service and Aoibheann’s Pink Tie (Children’s Cancer Charity). Tickets ring: Denis 086-819 7405 or Eamonn 087-947 4619.

Teagasc/Inishowen Co-op Sheep Seminar 7.30pm. Carndonagh Co-op. Speakers: Michael Diskin/Seamus Campbell, Teagasc; Declan Fennell, Bord Bia and Killian O’Brian, Mayo Health Care. Enquiries: Seamus 087-614 8373.

Monday, 7 December

Kerry IFA dairy meeting. 8.30pm. Manor West Hotel. Guest speaker Jack Kennedy, Irish Farmers Journal.

Kildare Holstein Friesian Club winter meeting. 8pm. Hotel Keadeen, Newbridge. Enq: John 087-262 5144.

Thursday, 10 December

IFA South-east meeting on commonages. 8pm. Millrace Hotel, Bunclody. Speakers from Department of Agriculture.

North Tipperary IFA Executive meeting. 8.30pm. Abbey Court Hotel. Speaker: Henry Burns, IFA National Livestock Committee chairman.

Wednesday, 16 December

Kerry Co Executive meeting 8.30pm. Manor West Hotel, Tralee, on rural crime.

Volac Heifer Rearing International Conference

9am-4pm. Conference includes eminent international and Irish speakers on heifer rearing and details of Volac’s recently launched Feed for Growth programme will be outlined by Niall Jaggan, global manager for the company’s range of milk replacers. Admittance is free.

8 December - Greenmount Agricultural College, Co Antrim.

10 December - Park Hotel, Charleville, Co. Cork.