Country Crest Farming harvesting onions in Harlockstown, Co Dublin. Normally, harvesting would take place in early August, but efforts have been delayed by around six weeks due to poor weather. Pictured is John Daly, from Lusk \ Philip Doyle

A crop of Setton spring onions waiting for lifting by Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. The onions will be prepared and packed for Lidl supermarkets around the country. \ Donal O'Leary

Alan O' Connor checking a crop of Setton spring onions before lifting them for Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Alan O' Connor and Declan Barrett lifting Setton spring onions for Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Alan O' Connor and Mark Fitzpatrick lifting Setton spring onions for Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Country Crest Farming harvesting onions in Harlockstown, Co Dublin. Pictured is John Daly, from Lusk. \ Philip Doyle

Alan O' Connor and Jack Murphy lifting Setton spring onions for Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Country Crest Farming harvesting onions in Harlockstown, Co Dublin. Pictured is farm manager Thomas Murphy who is wind rowing the onions for collection later. \ Philip Doyle

A crop of Setton spring onions waiting for lifting by Castlecor Potatoes, Mallow, Co Cork. \ Donal O'Leary

Willie Russell from Ardstraw, Co Tyrone, baling a 30 acre field of spring wheat.

A convoy of wind farm blades rests on the Tullamore ring road. The blades will be moved at night to avoid disruption. \ Philip Doyle

Edward O'Callaghan and his son Ted with some of his sheep on the family farm in Butlersbridge, Co Cavan. \ Barry Cronin

Edward O'Callaghan and his son Ted with some of his sheep on the family farm in Butlersbridge, Co Cavan. \ Barry Cronin

It is likely that forest owners with felling licences, especially for clearfells, will test the large sawlog market as sawmills will require an increase in domestic log supply since the suspension of imports from Scotland. \Donal Magner

PF Quirke, The Glebe, Fethard.

Tourists watch as field work continues on wet ground. MFW subject Padraig helps beside the dark hedges tourist attraction in Co Antrim. \ Claire Nash

James Kenneally moving some of his cattle to fresh grass on the home farm in Cloyne, Co Cork. James runs a suckler to beef herd alongside a tillage enterprise with his wife Mary and children Chloe and Séan. \ Donal O' Leary

Beef and sheep farmer William Monagle checks on his suckler cows on a sunny morning just outside Killea in Co Donegal. A relieving dry week has seen thousands of suckler cows turned out across the country with spring 2024 well and truly banished to the history books. \ Philip Doyle

Cattle grazing on the island on Inis Meain. \ Claire Nash