Martin Hogan harvesting silage at Frolick, Carney, Co Tipperary, for John and Siobhan Cleary of Carneybrack Farm. \ Odhran Ducie

Seedtech Technical Director Tim O'Donovan giving the rundown on the different variety trials at the Seedtech Summer Crop walk in Faithlegg, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary

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Barry Murray listening to the speakers at the Goldcrop Arable Crops Open Day on the farm of John Dunne, Shanagarry, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Thomas Kenny at his farm in Kilconnell, Co Galway. \ Hany Marzouk

Beef farmer Darragh Purcell turning hay IN Birr, Co Offaly. The hay will be used for feed and bedding. \ Odhran Ducie

Maintance work being carried out at Richfield Windfarm, Millbrook, Co Wexford, on one of the hottest days of the year so far. \ Claire Nash

Seamus O'Leary collecting grass for Sean Murray with a Pöttinger 5010 silage wagon at Currabaha, Templederry, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

At the Tullamore Show launch were, from l - r, Nevan McKiernan, Irish Farmers Journal; Niall Kilrane, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF); Lisa Evers, Agri Food Regulator; Jenni O’Rourke, Animal Health Ireland; Brendan Keatley, FBD; Michael Dolan, chair of the Sustainable Livestock Village; Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; John Kenna, chair of Tullamore Show; Chelsey Cox McDonald, secretary of Tullamore Show; Joe Burke, Bord Bia; Paul Nolan, Dawn Meats and farmer Roy Condell. \ Damien Eagers

Oliver, Alice and Rosie Fowley from Fivemilebourne, Co Leitrim, were at the sheep sale in Dowra Mart. \ Gerry Faughnan

Catriona Higgins from Williamstown, Co Galway, loading up a ewe and two lambs, which she paid €363 for at Dowra Mart. \ Gerry Faughnan

Amanda Cussen, agri advisor with Barryroe Co-op, examines the winter barley variety trials during the Goldcrop open day on the farm of John Dunne, Shanagarry, Co Cork. / Donal O'Leary

Emma Wilye and Chloe Hamilton fom Newtownards, Co Down, at Saintfield Show, Co Down. \ Peter Houston

Easycare Sheep Society open day on Steven and Ewan Johnston's farm at Clough, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

Timmy and Karen Rea with son James from Glenarm, Co Antrim, at the Easycare Sheep Society open day on Steven and Ewan Johnston's farm at Clough, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

At the launch of the ISDS Irish National Sheepdog trials were Jonny Farmer, Portglenone, with his dog Lassie and Gerard Hegarty, Omagh, the chair of the local organising committee. The trials are taking place from Wednesday, 26 August, to Saturday, 29 August, at the Stuart Hall Estate in Stewartstown, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston

Dean Gordon from Drumquinn and Mark McGuire from Castlederg, both Co Tyrone, at Omagh Mart Monday Cattle Sale, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston

Bidders at Omagh Mart Monday Cattle Sale, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston