Discing in Meath

Contractor Oli Lawlor discs a field where winter barley was harvested last week. The land is very dry after the warm weather of the last week, throwing up lots of dust. \ Philip Doyle

Harvesting winter barley in Kildare

Bart Maertens and his son David take a break from harvesting winter barley in Millicent, Co Kildare. \ Damien Eagers

Bart Maertens driving a New Holland harvester fills a trailer being pulled by James Gaynor as they harvest winter barley in Millicent, Co Kildare. \ Damien Eagers

Bart Maertens and his sons Brian and David take a break from harvesting winter barley in Millicent, Co Kildare. \ Damien Eagers

Sheep on the Wild Atlantic Way

Sheep farmer Kieran O'Malley gathers his sheep for shearing in front of Clare Island on the Corraun Peninsula in Co Mayo. Many of Kieran's sheep end up on farms on the Cooley peninsula in Co Louth. \ Philip Doyle

Winter barley in Co Waterford

Kevin Looby of Kilbree Farm harvesting Tardis two-row winter barley ./ Donal O' Leary

Kevin Looby of Kilbree Farm harvesting Tardis two-row winter barley at Ballyhane, Affane, Co Waterford. The crop was grown after beans yielding over 4t per acre at 15% moisture and 66 KPH and is destined for Denn Feeds in Cappoquin as feed barley. / Donal O' Leary

Flesh fly on winter barley. / Donal O' Leary

Tardis two-row winter barley. / Donal O' Leary

The road to Ploughing

First bit of track laid on the ploughing site in Laois.

Wheat in Tipperary

John Kennedy harvesting winter wheat wholecrop for Jerry Moloney at Tulla, Capparoe, Co Tipperary. Wheat was sown after the harvesting of maize last October and discing will take place in the coming days before Redstart will be directly drilled into the stubble and grazed from November to February by weanlings. Maize will then be sown again next April ensuring three crops off the field within two years. The moisture content of the wheat was 35%, yielding 11t to the acre. \ Odhran Ducie

John Kennedy and Kevin Cunneen harvesting winter wheat wholecrop for Jerry Moloney at Tulla, Capparoe, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

Jerry Moloney checking on his winter wheat. \ Odhran Ducie

Grassland Association dairy summer tour

A general view of the 370 farmers who attended the Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour in association with AIB on the farms of Tom Walsh, Johnstown, Co Kilkenny and Denis Cody, Templemore, Co Tipperary.

Brothers Conor and Liam Ryan, Ballylooby at the Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour in association with AIB on the farms of Tom Walsh, Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, and Denis Cody, Templemore, Co Tipperary. -