THURSDAY, May 15: Balmoral Show.

FRIDAY, May 16: Balmoral Show; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm); Country Market, Moravian Church Hall, Gracehill (10.30am-11.30am); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, May 17: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Poultry fair, car boot and home produce sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart (9am-3pm); Country Market, The Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, New Life Centre, Central Car Park, Limavady (10am-3pm); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm); Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm); Apple Blossom Vintage Tractor Annual Road Run, leaving from Peatlands Park at 11am, proceeds to Orthopaedic Research (details, David Richardson 07710 601665)..

FRIDAY, May 23: Goat show, Dungannon Farmers' Mart; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, May 24: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Moneyrea YFC-organised bus to Ballywalter YFC's barbecue, leaving the Chestnutt Inn at 9.15pm, over-18s only and contact Amy to book a seat; Goat show, Dungannon Farmers' Mart; Country Market, An Carn Carntogher Hall, Maghera (10.30am-12.30pm); Country Market, Presbyterian Church Hall, Ballycastle (10.30am-noon); Country Market, The Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm); Country Market, Masonic Hall, Markethill (10am-noon); Glarryford Junior YFC annual treasurer hunt, cars leave Glarryford YFC Hall at 6.30pm, everyone welcome, supper provided.

MONDAY, May 26: Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club bull and female sale, Ballymena Mart; Sheep open day, Campbell Tweed's Ballycoose Farm, Cairncastle, Larne (1pm-4pm).

FRIDAY, May 30: Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, May 31: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Ballymena Show, Ballymena Showgrounds, from 9am; Country Market, New Life Centre, Central Car Park, Limavady (10am-3pm); Country Market, The Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, Cookstown (10am-3pm).

MONDAY, June 2: NI Charolais Club show and sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart.

WEDNESDAY, June 4: Country Market, YMCA, Drumahoe (2pm-3pm).

FRIDAY, June 6: Ballymoney Show; Reduction sale of pedigree Charolais cattle for Gilbert Crawford, Maghera, Dungannon Farmers' Mart; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe, (10am-3pm); Country Market, Moravian Church Hall, Gracehill (10.30am-11.30am); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, June 7: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Ballymoney Show; Vintage rally, organised by Mid-Ulster Vintage Vehicles Club, Springhill Road, Moneymore, noon-5pm (details, Betty Bell, 028 8674 8211); Lurgan Show; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Country Market, Millennium Forum, Londonderry (1pm-3pm); Country Market, Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Masonic Hall, Main Street, Markethill (10am-noon); Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

FRIDAY, June 13: Collective auction of tractors, trailers and farm machinery, Dungannon Farmers' Mart (11.45am); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Ladies tractor road run and BBQ in aid of Ovarian Cancer (entry forms, details and tickets, Helen, 028 9269 9295/07900 053805 or Miriam, 028 9268 2128); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, June 14: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Coleraine Show; Vintage rally, Ballintoy Rectory, 11am (details, 028 2073 2170); Country Market, New Life Centre, Central Car Park, Limavady (10am-3pm); Armagh Show; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Country Market, Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Presbyterian Church Hall, Ballycastle (10.30am-noon).



WEDNESDAY, June 18: All-Ireland Farm Safety Conference, Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan (10.30am).



FRIDAY, June 20: Country Market, Moravian Church Hall, Gracehill (10.30am 11.30am); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Traction Engine Club of Ulster third annual ladies road run (details/sponsorship forms, Bertie Hamilton, 07866 555436, or Rodney Getty, 07808 314979); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, June 21: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Poultry fair, car boot and home produce sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart (9am-3pm); Saintfield Show; Country Market, An Carn Carntogher Hall, Maghera (10.30am-12.30pm); Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Country Market, Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Masonic Hall, Main Street, Markethill (10am-noon); Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

FRIDAY, June 27: Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, June 28: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Londonderry/Limavady Show; Country Market, Cookstown Cafe (10am-3pm); Newry Show; Country Market, Market House, Portaferry (9am-noon); Country Market, Presbyterian Church Hall, Ballycastle (10.30am-noon); Country Market, Limavady New Life Centre, Central Car Park, Limavady (10am-3pm).

FRIDAY, July 4: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, July 5: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Omagh Show; Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

FRIDAY, July 11: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

MONDAY, July 14: Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders' Club premier show, Glenarm Castle.

FRIDAY, July 18: Vintage tractor and car trek, organised by Mid-Ulster Vintage Vehicles Club, from Moneymore to Portrush, proceeds to Red Cross Society (details, Dennis Bell, 028 8673 7010); Traction Engine Club of Ulster steam and country fair, Ballymena; Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, July 19: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Traction Engine Club of Ulster steam and country fair, Ballymena; Vintage tractor and car trek, organised by Mid-Ulster Vintage Vehicles Club, from Moneymore to Portrush, proceeds to Red Cross Society (details, Dennis Bell, 028 8673 7010); Castlewellan Show; Poultry fair, car boot and home produce sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart (9am-3pm); Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

FRIDAY, July 25: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown.

SATURDAY, July 26: Traditional indoor market, including fresh local foods, William Street, Portadown; Antrim Show.

MONDAY, July 28: NI Charollais Sheep Club premier show and sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart; Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders' Association NI premier show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

TUESDAY, July 29: Suffolk Sheep Society (Northern Ireland Branch) show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

WEDNESDAY, July 30: Clogher Valley Show.

SATURDAY, August 2: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

TUESDAY, August 5: Enniskillen Show.

SATURDAY, August 6: Enniskillen Show.

FRIDAY, August 8: NI Rouge Club show and sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart.

SATURDAY, August 16: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

SATURDAY, September 2: NI Rouge Club show and sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart.

SATURDAY, September 6: Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders' Club premier show and sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart; Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

WEDNESDAY, September 10: National Sheep Association (Northern Ireland Region) multi-breed performance-recorded sale, Dungannon Farmers' Mart (7pm).

SATURDAY, September 13: Northern Irish Lleyn Sheep Breeders' Club show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

SATURDAY, September 20: Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association NI Region show and sale, Ballymena Mart; Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).


MONDAY, September 29: Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders' Club show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

SATURDAY, October 4: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

MONDAY, October 6: Ulster Ram Breeders' Association show and sale of Blackface rams, Ballymena Mart.

WEDNESDAY, October 8: Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders' Association NI autumn show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

WEDNESDAY, October 15: Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association NI Region show and sale, Ballymena Mart.

SATURDAY, October 18: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

SATURDAY, November 1: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

SATURDAY, November 8: Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders' Club annual dinner and presentation of awards, La Mon Hotel, Castlereagh.

SATURDAY, November 15: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

SATURDAY, November 29: Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club annual dinner dance, Armagh City Hotel.

SATURDAY, December 6: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).

SATURDAY, December 13: Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders' Club sale of females, Pedigree Sales Arena, Moira.

SATURDAY, December 20: Tyrone Farmers' Market, Tesco, Dungannon (8.30am-12.30pm).