Thurs 29 August

  • Bauer slurry tanker and separation open day and lunch. At S and J Martin, 66 Rathfriland Road, Banbridge, 11am to 4pm. Details, Stephen on 07876-452058.

    • Fri 30 August

  • Dispersal of Island Farm Aberdeen Angus: 110 head for Kevin McOscar. At 35 Derrygonigan Road, Cookstown, 7pm. Bid ringside or MartEye. Richard Beattie.

    • Fri 30 August to Mon 2 September

  • Cherryvalley Shorthorns. Timed online auction. Bid MartEye Ballymena or HandH. Details, Mervyn on 07707-150285.

    • Sat 31 August

  • Texel National Show, 9.30am: 250 ram lambs, sale 12 noon; 40 Shearling rams and 25 ewes, 12.30pm.Ballymena Mart. Details, Martin on 07791-679112.
  • Twenty-five suckler outfits with strong Limousin calves. For R Hadden. Markethill Mart, 11am.
  • Armoy Mart’s The Torr sale: 3,000 ewe and wether lambs, 12 noon.

    • Mon 2 September

  • Suffolk 129 ram lambs. Show 5pm, sale 6pm. Ballymena Mart. Details, Orla on 07841-117252
  • Mule ewe lambs, 300 head. For Mr Collins. Gortin Mart, 7pm.

    • Tues 3 September

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Assn. Visit to Granville Eco Park, 1pm. Tickets at www.adbioresources.org/events

    • Wed 4 September

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Assn. Conference, 9am to 6pm. At ICC, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast. Tickets at www.adbioresources.org/events
  • Ballymena Mart’s sale of Suffolk X and Mule ewe and wether lambs. At Cushendun, 11am.
  • The LMC’s Terry White answers FQAS queries. At Saintfield Mart.
  • CAFRE rush control event. At Castle Archdale, 346 Killadeas Road, Irvinestown. Sessions at 2pm and 6.30pm.
  • Suffolk five shearling and 28 ram lambs. Show 6pm, sale 7pm. Rathfriland Mart. Details, Orla on 07841-117252.

    • Thurs 5 September

  • Springhill ram sale, 7pm. Texel, Charollais, Suffolk and Milford. Beattie’s pedigree Centre, Omagh.

    • Fri 6 September

  • The Rural Chaplin. At Rathfriland Mart, daytime.
  • Galloway and Belted Galloway. Show 11am, sale 2pm. Ballymena Mart. Details, Colm 07759-937255.
  • North Country Cheviots: 400 females, 40 rams. Show 3pm, sale 6pm. Beattie’s Pedigree Centre, Omagh.

    • Sat 7 September

  • The Rural Chaplin. At Downpatrick and Hilltown Marts, daytime.
  • Fields Good farming festival, 9.30am to 11pm. The Sheddings, 64 Munie Road Glenarm. Tickets at www.fieldsgood.co.uk
  • Lleyn sheep. Show 10am, sale 12 noon. Ballymena Mart.
  • Simmental production sale. Ranfurly 20 head and Ballinare 25 head. Bid ringside or MartBids Rathfriland Mart, 12.30pm.