Diary dates

÷ Tomorrow Teagasc Sheep Open Dday will take place at Teagasc, Athenry, Co Galway from 11am-2pm

÷ Irish Grassland Association beef conference and farm walk gets underway at 10am in the Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, Co Meath

÷ Thursday Teagasc/Animal Health Ireland beef event, Mark Moore’s farm, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath at 11am

÷ Organic demonstration farm walk will take place on Stuart and Jean Kingston’s Upper Forrest Farm at Farnanes, Co Cork at 6pm