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This week in photos: Save Our Sucklers mart demo, ploughing and CJ Stander

Our top pictures from this week include the Carndonagh mart demo, CJ Stander and the marts.

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Mon 26 February 2018 12:00 AM

Photo Desk

Mon 26 February 2018 12:00 AM

This week in photos: Save Our Sucklers mart demo, ploughing and CJ Stander

Jonathan Hannigan, Liam Hannigan, James Monigle and Daniel Sinod at the Save Our Sucklers demo at Inishowen Co-op Mart in Carndonagh, on Tuesday night. \ Clive Wasson

Jonathan Hannigan, Liam Hannigan, James Monigle and Daniel Sinod at the Save Our Sucklers demo at Inishowen Co-op Mart in Carndonagh, on Tuesday night. \ Clive Wasson Angus Woods, IFA National Livestock chair, speaking at the Save Our Sucklers demo in Carndonagh. \ Clive Wasson

Stephen Bradley from Fahan and Donald Logue from Muff at the Save Our Sucklers demo. \ Clive Wasson

Patrick McCallion, Paul Monigle and Katelinn Monigle, all from Malin Head. \ Clive Wasson

Young Sarah McLaughlin watches over proceedings ringside at Carndonagh Mart. \ Clive Wasson

Paul McLaughlin and David Carey at the event. \ Clive Wasson

CJ Stander on the Cagney dairy farm in Adare, Co Limerick. \ Philip Doyle

CJ Stander in the milking parlour. \ Philip Doyle

CJ Stander on-farm. \ Philip Doyle

CJ with some of the young calves on the farm. \ Philip Doyle

CJ on-farm. \ Philip Doyle

William Turner ploughing his land at the foothill of the Galtee Mountains in Co Tipperary. \ Ramona Farrelly

William Turner on his land. \ Ramona Farrelly

William is ploughing in preperation for sowing spring malting barley. \ Ramona Farrelly

He will be ploughing 80 acres for spring malting barley and 15 acres for oats. \ Ramona Farrelly

William at work in the field. \ Ramona Farrelly

Dairy farmer Noel Rogers is from Knockbride in Co Cavan. Having used AI and a Hereford bull to mop up, Noel is 45% calved. \ Philip Doyle

Dairy farmer Noel Rogers. \ Philip Doyle

Noel Rogers. \ Philip Doyle

One of Noel's bulls has developed mastitis for which he has called vet Tommy from the Veterinary Centre Kingscourt. \ Philip Doyle

\ Philip Doyle

Noel Rogers. \ Philip Doyle

A section of the attendance at the weekly calf sale at Nenagh Mart, Co Tipperary. \ Mike Hoare

David Moloney from Tyone and Paddy Ryan from Birdhill at Nenagh Mart, Co Tipperary. \ Mike Hoare

TJ Burke from Portumna and Mike Burke from Duniry, Co Galway, at Nenagh Mart. \ Mike Hoare

Pat Hickey and Christy O'Connor of Newport at Nenagh Mart. \ Mike Hoare

Martin Gleeson and Michael Murphy from Templederry at Nenagh Mart. \ Mike Hoare

Brendan Griffin and Noel Griffin from Inagh, Co Clare, receiving the prize for the champion cow from Michael Tevlin and Pat Burke of Clare Marts and purchaser Johnny Mears from Ballyforan, Co Roscommon, at the annual show and sale in Ennis Mart. \ Mike Hoare

Donnacha Burke from Doonbeg with Geroid and Ronan Keabey from Miltown Malbay at the annual show and sale in Ennis Mart. \ Mike Hoare

John Egan and Christy O'Neill form Miltown Malbay at the annual show and sale in Ennis. \ Mike Hoare

Pat Burke from Whitegate and Anthony McMahon form Broadford at Ennis Mart. \ Mike Hoare

Dominic McAdam and his son, Fergal, from Corlongford, Bradox, Co Monaghan. \ Philip Doyle

Dominic is a dairy farmer and says that spring is his favourite time of the year, as the days gets longer, the yard gets dryer and there is new life. \ Philip Doyle

Dominic with one of his newborn calves. \ Philip Doyle

Some of the young calves on the McAdam family dairy farm. \ Philip Doyle

Like many dairy farms during calving season, Dominic is feeding his calves colostrum. \ Philip Doyle

Finnian Farrell is a dairy farmer from Donore in Co Westmeath. \ Philip Doyle

Finnian has 100 cows to calve over the calving season. \ Philip Doyle

Finnian examining some silage on his farm. \ Philip Doyle

Finnian feeds his herd with a Keenan Alltech diet feeder. \ Philip Doyle

Finnian's cows on the farm. \ Philip Doyle

This week’s cover: Save Our Sucklers mart demonstration.

The first Save Our Sucklers mart demonstration got underway on Tuesday night this week, at Caarndonagh Mart, Co Donegal. The evening drew a huge crowd, with farmers coming from all over Co Donegal to support the Irish Farmers Journal and Irish Farmers Association event.

Over 350 farmers signed the petition in the mart on Tuesday evening.

The next demo took place at Cootehill Mart, Co Cavan, on Thursday evening, with more scheduled for next week in Mohill and Ennis. Clive Wasson

Farmer writes: Irish and Munster rugby player, CJ Stander

This week, our Farmer Writes went international with Munster and Ireland rugby player CJ Stander. CJ’s family runs a 1,200ac dairy and vegetable farm between George and Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The farm milks 450 cows and supplies Marks & Spencer with broccoli.

With temperatures reaching 40 degrees in the height of summer, irrigation is key on the farm and keeps the cows cool.

CJ explains that the biggest problem facing farmers in South Africa is drought, with the lack of rain and water driving up feed prices. Philip Doyle

William Hunter ploughing in Co Tipperary

William Hunter is a tillage farmer in Ballylooby, south Tipperary.

Earlier this week, William was ploughing his land in preparation for sowing spring barley.

William was using a Lemken slatted, five-furrow, reversible plough. In total, he has 80 acres of land for spring malting barley and 15 acres for oats. Ramona Farrelly

Noel Rogers in Co Cavan

Noel Rogers is a dairy farmer in Knockbride, Co Cavan.

He is currently halfway through his calving season, with the first half of the herd calving to AI and the remaining calvers set to calf to his Hereford bull.

One of Noel’s heifers has contracted mastitis, so he has called Tommy, his local vet from the Veterinary Centre Kingscourt. Philip Doyle

Nenagh Mart