This week in photos: Ballyjamesduff Mart and silage cutting

Michael Bruton and Richie Rogers harvesting winter wheat for John Rogers of Ballyboughal on Michael Hannon's farm at The Ward, Co Dublin. The wheat was being cut at 17% to 18% moisture content. \ Barry Cronin

Liam Meehan cutting silage on his farm at Galdonagh, Raphoe, Co Donegal. \ Clive Wasson

Janis Dundurs, Karlis Stals and Andris Stals, all from Latvia, collecting turnips on David Keogh's farm near Duleek, Co Meath. \ Barry Cronin

Brendan McCabe labelling and numbering cattle in the chutes before the sale gets underway at Ballyjamesduff Mart in Co Cavan. \ Ramona Farrelly

Vincent Burns from Cornamuckla, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, and Larry Masterson from Tunashammer, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath. \ Ramona Farrelly

Martin Murphy with his grandchildren, Ciara, Robert, Joseph and Isla Murphy, on the family farm at Turloughmore, Co Galway. Martin is supplementing his Charollais cross lambs, who are currently grazing aftergrass. Martin runs a flock of Suffolk and Texel cross ewes and Charollais, Suffolk and Texel rams. He is also starting to feed his lambs in order to keep them moving off farm and preparing his ewes for the breeding season. \ Dave Ruffles

David Buchanann and his son, Ian, on their farm at Burt, Co Donegal. The family farms 120ac of tillage - winter barley followed by spring barley and winter oats. \ Clive Wasson