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A round-up of some of the rest of the pictures from around the country

79-year-old tillage farmer Christy Draper harvests spring barley using a 2015 Deutz-Fahr 6090 HTS Combine Harvester averaging 3/t per acre at a moisture content off 17% in Garraneanasig, west Cork. \ Andy Gibson

Jerry O’Keefe and George Walshe working against the weather harvesting wheat in their Claas Lexions at Ballynagall Mill, Co Westmeath. \ Brendan Lynch

Susan and Patrick O'Keeffe, Powerstown, Mallow, Co Cork, with some of their pedigree Suffolk lamb rams. \ Donal O'Leary

Dwayne Shiels, a pedigree sheep farmer from Letterkenny, Co Donegal, has been named the 2023 FBD Young Farmer of the Year.

Visitors to Agri Aware’s Open Farm Day explore the livestock and biodiversity trail on the dairy farm of Shane Fitzgerald and family in Kilmagemogue, Portlaw, Co Waterford. The event saw food demonstrations, games and plenty of animals to pet; and visitors learned about farming, sustainability and the environment. \ Justin Farrelly

Old-school harvest: Tom Conners from Greenhouse mans the binder while his cousin Alicia Moran from Ballymana drives the tractor as they cut oats on the farm of Pat Greene in Rahasane, Co Galway. \ John O Connor

Wicklow sheep farmer Kevin Coleman and his dog Roy check on sheep in Calary, Bray, Co Wicklow. \ Philip Doyle

Leiza Montgomery brushes the tail of Emerald DG Crush Time Rhapsody in preparation for the Diageo Baileys champion cow competition judging at this year's Virginia Show in Cavan. \ Finbarr O'Rourke

Milo Keane, Malachy Feeney and Andy Moloney at the weanling sale at Ennis Mart on Tuesday. \ Eamon Ward

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