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Potato harvesting in Co Meath
Mark Sheridan, Peter Crosby, Noel Sheridan and Gerard Reid harvesting Cultra potatoes in excellent conditions beside Navan Racecourse in Co Meath. \ Barry Cronin
Dosing sucklers in Co Kildare
Suckler farmer Melvyn Payne and his son, Nigel, dosing their cales and cows for IBR and giving them a worm dose, on the family farm just outside Rathangan, Co Kildare. \ Philip Doyle
Kilcullen Mart
Liam Foster from Carlow, Matt Donoher from Ballybrittas and Sidney McKeon from Bunclody, at Wednesday's sale at Kilcullen Mart, Co Kildare. \ Barry Cronin
Farm walk in Co Carlow
A group of delegates from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Conference made a visit to Michael and James Shepard's farm in Clonegal, Co Carlow, this week, which is an ABP trial farm. The roundtable brings together beef industry representatives from around the world to discuss improvements in their social and environmental record and meets in Co Kilkenny this week.
Sowing in Co Laois
Colin Johnston sowing winter barley on rented land in Killinard, Co Laois. Colin says the soil is really good at the moment for ploughing and sowing, which is allowing him to 'go up a couple of gears' when sowing and ploughing. \ Philip Doyle
Moving cows in Co Tipperary
Derry Foley gathering up his cows for evening milking at Garryroe, Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Derry farms in partnership with his nephew, Diarmuid, and together they run 175 crossbred cows. The herd is currently producing 1.77kg of milk solids off grass and 5kg of meal. The last grazing rotation has just begun, with cows going into 2,200kg covers and farm cover standing at 1,150kg/ha. \ Donal O'Leary
Around the country in pictures
Tillage farmer Aidan Hand from Co Louth was forced to harvest early
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