Full list of events and shows affected by coronavirus

With recent Government advice urging the public to avoid mass gatherings due to coronavirus, find out which agricultural shows, conferences and events have been affected.

With over six million people visiting UK's agricultural shows each year, thoughts have turned to the effects coronavirus could have on this year's programme of events.

Below is an up-to-date list of cancellations and changes to show and event scheduling as a result of coronavirus.

March 2020

All AHDB events in March and April have been cancelled - until April 17
All International Sheepdog Society major trials cancelled for 2020
Welsh Black Cattle Society - meetings have been postponed for 12 months.
March 20-22 National Shire Horse Show , Stafford - cancelled
March 26-27 British Grassland Society research conference , Reading - postponed to autumn
March 28 Springtime Live , Harrogate - cancelled
March 30 - April 1 BSAS 2020 Challenge of Change conference , Nottingham - cancelled

April 2020

April 6-7 LKL herdsmans conference , Newport - postponed until autumn
April 9 CountryTastic, Malvern - cancelled

May 2020

May 2-3 Spring Live!, Ardingly - cancelled
May 7 Royal Welsh Spring Event and Grassland Event , Denbighshire - cancelled
May 7-10 RHS Malvern Spring Festival - cancelled
May 9 - Ayr County Show - cancelled
May 9-10 Nottinghamshire County Show, Newark - cancelled
May 12-13 British Pig and Poultry Fair , Stoneleigh - cancelled
May 13-16 Balmoral Show , Balmoral Park - postponed to August 19 - 22
May 19-20 Biopesticide Summit and Awards 2020 , Birmingham - postponed to March 23 - 24 2021
May 20-21 Grassland and Muck show , Warwickshire - cancelled
May 21-23 Devon County Show , Exeter - postponed to August 28 - 30
May 21-31 Hay Festival , Powys - cancelled
May 23 Fife County Show , Kinloss - cancelled
May 25 Great Harwood Show , Lancashire - cancelled
May 25 Northumberland County Show , Hexham - cancelled
May 27-28 Suffolk Show, Suffolk - cancelled
May 27-28 Staffordshire County Show , Stafford - cancelled
May 28 NBA Beef Expo , Darlington - postponed to May 22, 2021
May 28-30 The Royal Bath and West Show , Somerset - postponed until June 3-5 2021
May 30 Drymen Show , Glasgow - cancelled
May 31 Rutland Agricultural Show, Rutland - cancelled

June 2020

June 3 NSA Scotsheep, Tealing - postponed until July 8
June 4-6 Royal Cornwall Show , Wadebridge - postponed to September 10 - 12
June 4-7 Three Counties Championship Dog Show, Malvern - cancelled
June 6 Central and West Fife Show , Kelty - cancelled
June 6 The Angus Show , Bechin - cancelled
June 7 LEAF Open Farm Sunday , Stoneleigh - postponed to September
June 10-11 Cereals Event , Cambridge - NOW ONLINE
June 11-13 South of England Show , Ardingly - cancelled
June 12-14 Royal Three Counties Show, Malvern - cancelled
June 13 Cumberland Show , Carlisle - cancelled
June 13 Alyth Show , Blairgowrie - cancelled
June 13 Stirling Show , Stirling - cancelled
June 13 Aberystwyth and Ceredigion County Show , Gelli Angharad - cancelled
June 16-17 Cheshire County Show , Knutsford - ONLINE on June 16-17
June 18-21 Royal Highland Show, Ingliston - cancelled
June 24-25 Lincolnshire Show, Lincoln - ONLINE on June 24
June 25 Mental health and farming webinar hosted by Emma Picton-Jones
June 27 Sheep Production Show, Virtual webinar
June 29 - July 1 British Grassland Society Summer Meeting, Northern Ireland - cancelled

July

July 1-2 Royal Norfolk Show , Norwich - cancelled
July 2 Arable Scotland , Dundee - now a virtual event
July 3-5 Royal Lancashire Show , Ribchester - cancelled
July 4 Skelton Show, Penrith - cancelled
July 4 Doune and Dunblane Show , Dunblane - cancelled
July 4 Monmouthshire County Show , Monmouth - cancelled
July 10-12 Kent County Agricultural Show , Detling - cancelled
July 11 Newport Show , Newport- cancelled
July 14-16 Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate - virtual event
July 17 - NSA Sheep 2020 , Malvern - cancelled
July 18-19 Great Eccleston Show , Great Eccleston - cancelled
July 20-23 Royal Welsh Show , Builth Wells - Possible virtual event, will be confirmed on July 1
July 24-25 Border Union Show , Kelso - cancelled
July 24-26 The Game Fair, Ragley Hall - postponed to September 18-20
July 28-29 The International Cheese and Dairy awards , Nantwitch - cancelled

August

August 1 Garstang Show , Garstang - cancelled
August 9 Trawden Show , Colne - cancelled
August 11-12 Anglesey Show , Angelsey - cancelled
August 12 Vale of Glamorgan , Barry - cancelled
August 13 Potatoes In Practice , Dundee - postponed until 2021
August 18-20 Pembrokeshire County Show , Haverfordwest - cancelled
August 20 Denbigh and Flint Show , Holywell - cancelled
August 26 Epworth Show , Doncaster - cancelled

September

September 10 Westmorland County Show , Milnthorpe - cancelled
September 11 Kelso ram sale, Kelso - postponed until September 10 2021
September 12 Hodder Valley Show , Dunsop Bridge - cancelled
September 16 UK Dairy Day , Telford - postponed until September 15, 2021

October

October 10-11 British National Ploughing Championships, Northumberland - cancelled

November

November 18 AgriScot , Edinburgh - cancelled

January 2021

January 6 - 8, Oxford Farming Conference, Oxford - ONLINE. A digital event will take place on January 7 2021.

This list will be updated as the situation unfolds so please keep checking this page and Farmers Guardian's social media media accounts for further updates.