Brian Mulvany from Hacketstown, Co Carlow doses sheep in Kilcarney, Co Wicklow. \ Philip Doyle

Edmond Phelan from Fenor, Co Waterford in his organic winter oats. \ Patrick Browne

Rapeseed spraying underway in Curracloe, Co Wexford, as Simon Donohoe of Curracloe Farms uses a Horsch Leeb sprayer with a 48m boom spread. \ Finbarr Healy

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Marianne Mulhall (Teagasc Organic Adviser) speaks to gathered farmers infront of some of the stock on the farm of Niall Slattery in Enfield, Co Meath at a Teagasc Organic Farm Walk, which covered topics such as making quality silage, soil fertility, and multi-species swards. \ Barry Cronin

Roscommon men Paddy Beirne from Tulsk and Tommy Higgins from Mantua were at the special sale of bullocks and heifers in Elphin Mart, Co Roscommon. \ Gerry Faughnan

Mart staff Conor Gentleman and Marie Sheehy sorting the cards and lot numbers in the cattle intake crushes at Tralee mart. \ Donal O' Leary

Mark and Laura Armstrong with Eliza-May and Georgina from Ballyclare Co Antrim at the Native Breeds Show and Sale in Dungannon Mart, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston

Angus junior bull class at the Native Breeds Show and Sale in Dungannon Mart, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston

Society president Ivor Lowry at the Ulster Grassland Society’s Spring meeting on Gordan and Lynda Mitchell's farm near Banbridge Co Down. \ Peter Houston

Michael Haverty from the Andersons Centre at the annual spring conference organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and Livestock and Meat Commission at the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, Co Tyrone. \ Peter Houston

Cattle out in County Wicklow as the weather changed for the better allowing ground to dry and stock to get out to fields in many parts of the country. \ Philip Doyle

Irish Farmers Journal's political correspondent Pat O'Toole at his interview with Minister Martin Heydon at Agriculture House, Co Dublin. \ Philip Doyle