Baling in the sun

\ Odhran Ducie

\ Odhran Ducie

Henry Donoghue baling 12 acres of hay at Ballyscanlon, Coolbawn, Co Tipperary, overlooking Lough Derg with Co Galway in the background. \ Odhran Ducie

Tending to sheep in Galway

Sheep farmer Martin Costelloe and daughter Martina assists him tending to their sheep in Ballynacourty, Clarenbridge, Co Galway. \ David Ruffles

Diarmuid Hanniffy cutting thistles for sheep farmer Martin Costelloe, Ballynacourty, Clarenbridge, Co Galway. / David Ruffles

Field Exchange

Sabina Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, speaking at the launch of Field Exchange at Brookfield Farm, Co Tipperary, a discussion project on climate that runs all summer and is funded by the Government's Creative Climate Action Fund. \ Odhran Ducie

Ailbhe Gerrard of Brookfield Farm, Co Tipperary, and Sabina Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, hold a pair of lambs at the launch of Field Exchange. \ Odhran Ducie

The Hackett family feature in our my farming week

Minister of State at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett with her husband Mark Hackett. \ Philip Doyle

Minister of State Pippa Hackett, with husband Mark and children Poppy, Heidi and George on their farm in Co Offally after baling hay. \ Philip Doyle

Loading after the sales

William Harmon from Tullow Mart in Co Carlow helps Teddy Butlers from Waterford load a trailer of store lambs he bought at the sale. \ Philip Doyle

Organic oat walk

Host farmer Pat O' Connor answering questions on his crop of organic oats during the Limerick and Tipperary Organic Producer Group farm walk on his farm at Newcastle, Co Tipperary. / Donal O' Leary

Farmers who attended the Limerick and Tipperary Organic Producer Group farm walk stop to look at a crop of organic oats under the Knockmealdown mountains on the farm of Pat O'Connor, Newcastle, Co Tipperary. / Donal O' Leary

Father and son farming

Barry O' Leary and his son Blake check on the cows and May-born calves at home in Newmarket, Co Cork. Barry runs the Keelosera herd of 35 spring-calving pedigree Aberdeen Angus cows with all stock either kept or sold for breeding. Barry also works off farm with Castlecor Potatoes in Mallow. / Donal O' leary

Young Blake O'Leary going out to help his father Barry check on the cows and calves on the home farm in Newmarket, Co Cork. / Donal O'Leary

/ Donal O'Leary