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Harvesting Severus maize in Co Waterford
Alan Ross of AG Ross Contractors, Ballyhooly, Co Cork, and Cristophe Cashman harvest Severus maize on the farm of John Cashman, Cappagh, Co Waterford, for local farmers Tom and Brian Moore, Aglish, ahead of storm Lorenzo. The crop was sown in the last week of April and yielded over 20t per acre. \ Donal O'Leary
Loading purchases at Kilkenny Mart
Noel Moore from Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, loading up the five heifers he purchased, alongside John Kavanagh from Borris, Co Carlow, who bought four heifer weanlings he bought at Kilkenny Mart. \ Philip Doyle
Joe Egan helps Paul Phelan, who brought five weanling bulls, load them on to his trailer. He sold two, but is bringing the rest home as they did not make over €2/kg. \ Philip Doyle
Collecting hay bales in between downpours in Co Louth
Gavin Carberry collecting hay bales in between downpours outside Ardee, Co Louth, while Brian Carberry is trimming the verges. \ Barry Cronin
Blackface Sheepbreeders Association 67th annual ram show and sale
Finbarr McCarthy preparing rams, watched closely by Connie Cronin and Dan Dennehy ahead of the judging. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Ken O’Neill and John O’Sullivan watching the Rugby World Cup. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Alanna O’Driscoll, Dunmanway. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Colette Ashe and Noreen McKenna. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Wash and blow-dry: the weekend’s yellow status rain warning meant that rams for the Blackface Sheepbreeders Association 67th annual ram show and sale had an extra make-over as Dan McCarthy from Bantry, Co Cork, blow drys a ram for Adrian O’Sullivan, Kilgarvan watched by Laurence O’Sullivan, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry. The show and sale took place at Mid-Kerry Co-op Mart, Milltown, Co Kerry. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Scanning suckler cows in Co Tipperary
Melvin Masterson from Rathnure, Co Wexford, scanning suckler cows for Steven Tierney, Bannixtown, Fethard, Co Tipperary. \ Donal O’Leary
Melvin Masterson from Rathnure, Co Wexford, scanning suckler cows for Steven Tierney, Bannixtown, Fethard, Co Tipperary. The scan showed that after 12 weeks breeding, Steven’s herd had a 6% empty rate. \ Donal O’Leary
Vetinary bovine autopsy training in Kilkenny
Veterinary consultant Colin Lindsey demonstrates post mortem techniques in a workshop for vets run this week by Hipra Ireland in Kilkenny. \ Philip Doyle
Veterinary consultant Colin Lindsey demonstrates post mortem techniques in a workshop for vets run this week by Hipra Ireland in Kilkenny. \ Philip Doyle
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