Tayto crisps in the making

Francis Murphy and Mikey Nolan sowing Golden Wonder potatoes for Hatton Produce in Moneytucker, Co Wexford. Some of these potatoes will go on to become Tayto crisps. \ Philip Doyle

Francis and Mikey check the depth of the seed, ensuring it is 7.5in deep. \ Philip Doyle

Raking, making and wrapping bales

Shane McCarthy of M&J Contracting, Cloyne, Co Cork, raking silage for square bales for dairy farmer Damien Dunne, Rostellan, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Shane is seeing a growing demand for square silage bales among their clients as the square baler produces a bale with more volume with less waste and are easier to stack. \ Donal O' Leary

Jamie McCarthy of M&J Contracting, Cloyne, Co Cork, making square silage bales for dairy farmer Damien Dunne, Rostellan, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Oisín O' Sullivan of M&J Contracting, Cloyne, Co Cork, uses a Wilson Super Move 10 square bale handler to bring the bales back to the yard for wrapping for dairy farmer Damien Dunne, Rostellan, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Dylan Tait helps his father Steven to wrap square silage bales. \ Donal O' Leary

Checking on drystock

Former dairy farmer John O' Connor completing his early morning routine of checking on his drystock in Moneynamough, Co Wexford. \ Philip Doyle

My Farming Week: Michael Grace, Ballavarra, The Rower, Co Kilkenny

Suckler farmer Michael Grace from the Rower in Co Kilkenny. \ Philip Doyle

Michael Grace is a suckler farmer who farms 50 acres in The Rower, Co Kilkenny. \ Philip Doyle

This week: “The cows have been out since 28 March. I am busy weaning calves and reseeding ground, which has been sprayed off and dung has been spread on it. I am just waiting for the contractor to plough it. I also got a few drills of spuds sown in one of the fields.”

Setting grass seeds in Co Tipperary

Pat Condon setting grass seeds at a rate of 14kg per acre for Tómas O' Keeffe at Ballybeg, Newcastle, Co Tipperary. The seed used is the Green Acres Gold Bite cut and graze mix from Drummonds Seeds which is made up of Abergain, Meiduno, Oakpark & Aberchoice grasses with Chieftain and Coolfin white clover. \ Donal O' Leary