This week in photos: Christmas turkeys and marts

Denise Healy with the last of her free-range turkeys at Ballinaglough, Carrignavar, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Denise and her husband Sean rear 1,300 free-range turkeys for the Christmas market, with 70% going to local butchers and 30% prepared for home orders. \ Donal O' Leary

Suckler farmer Peter Reilly from Belclare, Co Galway. \ Sean Lydon

Peter Reilly forking fresh silage to his herd. \ Sean Lydon

Young Clodagh and Tommy Butler, Ballingarry, Co Tipperary. \ Donal O'Leary

Howrie Hogan, Moyne and Sean O'Neill, Cloughjordan watch the cattle sales at Thurles Mart. \ Donal O'Leary

Keeping an eye on the trade at Thurles Mart. \ Donal O'Leary

Laurence Devitt, Cashel, Co Tipperary, checks the information board while watching the trade at Thurles Mart. \ Donal O'Leary

A packed showring at the Raphoe Mart Fatstock Show and Sale. \ Clive Wasson

Robbie Barnett keep Clive and Victor Barnett's winning pen of five Texel Cross ewes in line. \ Clive Wasson

Odhran McBride. \ Clive Wasson

Sarah Wilson showing her heifer. \ Clive Wasson

THRIVE programme industry stakeholders attended a farm walk on the Irish Farmers Journal dairy calf to beef demonstration farm in Cashel, Co Tipperary, last Friday. John Hally, Philip Kinnane and Adam Woods discuss the performance of the 2018-born Hereford steers. \ Odhran Ducie

THRIVE programme industry stakeholders at the farm walk on the Irish Farmers Journal dairy calf to beef demonstration farm. \ Odhran Ducie

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver feeding silage to dry cows on the farm. Cows were condition-scored two weeks ago and split into two groups. Thin cows are being fed first cut silage (75DMD) ad-lib while the main herd is being fed 2nd cut silage (68DMD) ad-lib. February calving cows will receive a scour vaccine over the Christmas period. \ CJ Nash

Tullamore Farm in November 2019. \ Claire Nash