It stands to be a big occasion for the Irish Pig Society which, in only its third year of existence, will be attending Ireland’s biggest agricultural event.

The society, which consists of 47 members who own 68 registered pigs, has big plans in store for its Ploughing debut.

One of the main attractions will be an agility course which is being brought all the way from England by well-known pig people Chris Impy and Wendy Scudamore. Although the pigs have never seen the course, it is understood that they will pick it up after 10 minutes. The pigs will be contesting the course three times a day every day for the duration of the Ploughing.

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Another big attraction is sure to be the pigs themselves, which will include the overall champion from Tullamore from Dermot Allen and the reserve champion Duroc from Bill Fisher.

In total, around 14 pigs will be on display across nine different breeds, making it a great opportunity to see the difference between the individual types.

A number of the committee members will be present to talk and answer any questions you might have on the pigs and the society.

One area which the society will be focusing on this year is teaching people how to obtain a herd number from the Department so they can start breeding their own pigs.

There will be both information from the Department and the society itself on all things pigs, so be sure to pop down.