Two Irish ploughmen lead the way in both ploughing classes after day one of the European Ploughing Championships which are being held in Ballinaboola, Co Wexford.
Dan Donnelly is in first place in the reversible category where he is closely followed by England’s Michael Chappell in second and France’s Rohan Pinault in third.
In the conventional section, Martin Kehoe heads up the field followed by Har Meuwissem from the Netherlands and Rhodri George from Wales.
Some 33 competitors from 13 countries and over 200 European visitors between competitors, judges, coaches and supporters have descended on Ireland for the international competition.
Results of Day 1 at this year’s European Ploughing Championships in Ballinaboola, Co Wexford @EPFploughing pic.twitter.com/R4oaolTFIc
— National Ploughing (@NPAIE) March 31, 2019
Final day
The final day of competitions will take place today.
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan opened proceedings yesterday. Alongside the competitions, there have been displays of vintage ploughing and horse-drawn ploughs.
Anna May McHugh of the @NPAIE is delighted with the site conditions here in Ballinaboola for the 36th European Ploughing Championships. The overall winners will be announced tomorrow afternoon. #Ploughing19 pic.twitter.com/vFYx8gov5T
— Farmers Journal (@farmersjournal) March 30, 2019
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