On a sunny morning between wind and rain, Sheep graze on the Curragh in Co Kildare. \ Eimear Lynch

Line up ahead of the tractor run in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in memory of Kevin Cahalan at Kilbarron, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

Paul Burke crossing the bridge at Ballinderry, Co Tipperary whilst taking part in the tractor run in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in memory of Kevin Cahalan. \ Odhran Ducie

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The tractor run in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in memory of Kevin Cahalan travelling through the village of Ballinderry, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

Emily Needham crossing the bridge at Ballinderry, Co Tipperary whilst taking part in the tractor run in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in memory of Kevin Cahalan. \ Odhran Ducie

The tractor run in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in memory of Kevin Cahalan leaving the village of Kilbarron in Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

Brian and son Aidan and granddaughter Erin Maguire from Newtownstewart Co Tyrone at Plumbridge Livestock Sales Machinery Auction. \ Peter Houston

David Miller from Newtownstewart Co Tyrone and son Adrian and grandson Alfie at Plumbridge Livestock Sales Machinery Auction. \ Peter Houston

Sheep ring at the Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships in the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

Supreme champion owned by Michael Hunter from Crumlin Co Antrim with the sponsor Amy King from National Milk Records and judge Paul Dyche from Dungannon Co Tyrone at the Ulster Ayrshire Club Show and sale in Ballymena mart, Co Antrim. \ Houston Green

Crowds at the ring in Ballymena mart Friday cattle sale, Co Antrim. \ Houston Green

Beryl and Dennis Foreman from Knockbracken Co Down with the best Herd in the intermediate section cup at the Holstein Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards, Dunadry Hotel, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

Drivers with full loads of Soybean wait outside a Cargill plant in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The plant handles and processes many grains grown in the region. \ Philip Doyle

Crowds turn up for the Teagasc National Dairy Conference on 'Pathways to Progress' in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. \ O'Gorman Photography.

A brand new 60 stall GEA T8600 Rotary Milking Parlour has been used for the first time on the dairy farm of John O'Donovan in Drimoleague, Co Cork. John's herd of 286 cows was milked in less than an hour by Hugh, one of his sons using the new machine. The unit took 4 months to build and install, with an auto washer wash plant placed next to the parlour. GEA Ballincollig, which has been in business for 4 1/2 years, oversaw the build. Hugh O'Donovan milks the cows. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Leitrim Cousins: Thomas Tully from Carrigallen and Tommy Prior, son of the owner, Paul Prior from Ballinamore, relax with their Limousin cross heifer which weighed 470kg and sold for €5,600. \ Gerry Faughnan

A Teagasc farm walk entitled 'Maximising Margins from Winter Milk' took place on the 260 herd Bandon dairy farm of Norman and Colette Tuthill, Co Cork. Topics included 'What key performance indicators matter on winter farms' and 'What drives performance when it comes to the winter diet?'. \ Andy Gibson

Laura Grant loading fodder beet into the diet feeder for mixing with silage, meal and wholecrop barley at Knockarlow, Clareen, Co Offaly. Laura farms in partnership with her parents George and Margaret where they run a dairy and beef enterprise. All calves are reared to beef at 24 months and store cattle are also bought in and finished. The Grants are milking 60 cows and drying off was completed this week. \ Odhran Ducie

George Grant and his daughter Laura checking on the dairy herd at Knockarlow, Clareen, Co Offaly. George runs a dairy and beef enterprise in partnership with his wife Margaret and their daughter Laura. All calves are reared to beef at 24 months and store cattle are also bought in and finished. The Grants are milking 60 cows and drying off was completed this week. \ Odhran Ducie

George Grant feeding a mixture of meal, fodder beet, silage and wholecrop barley at Knockarlow, Clareen, Co Offaly. George runs a dairy and beef enterprise in partnership with his wife Margaret and their daughter Laura. All calves are reared to beef at 24 months and store cattle are also bought in and finished. The Grants are milking 60 cows and drying off was completed this week. \ Odhran Ducie

Farm manager Richard Roycroft feeding the cows for Darren and Caroline Buttimer, DCB Farm, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Darren and Caroline Buttimer, DCB Farm, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Caroline and Darren Buttimer, DCB Farm, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork with farm manager Richard Roycroft. \ Donal O' Leary

Darren and Caroline Buttimer, DCB Farm, Knockskeagh, Lyre, Clonakilty, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary