Annual Burren Winterage Cattle Drive
Burren Winterage Cattle Drive. \ David Ruffles
Visitors and members of the local community joined Aoife Forde and her family as they walk their herd of Limousin cross cattle up to high ground pasture during the annual Burren Winterage Cattle Drive, Carron, The Burren, Co Clare. \ David Ruffles
Cattle Farmer Aoife Forde who is studying for a masters degree in agriculture, innovation and support (UCD/Teagasc). \ David Ruffles
Aoife Forde with her dad PJ and their herd of Limousin cross cattle. \ David Ruffles
Supplementing milking cows with fresh grass
Mayo dairy farmer Oisin Gill keeps fresh grass pushed in to supplement milking cows. \ Claire Nash
Dairy Farmer Oisin Gill and neighbour Tom McHugh helping during his mid-term. \ Claire Nash
Tagging Texel cross ewe lambs before releasing to new pastures and feeding
Sheep farmer Martin Costelloe tagging Texel cross ewe Lambs before feeding and releasing to new pastures in Ballinacourty, Clarenbridge, Co Galway. Photograph by David Ruffles
Drilling Isabel winter oats before rain hits
Niall and Brian Connery drilling Isabel winter oats at a rate of 180kg/ha at Ballinamultina, Clashmore, Co Waterford before the next band of rain hits the area. The crop is grown under contract for Flahavan's in nearby Kilmacthomas. \ Donal O' Leary
Brian, Padraig and Niall Connery. \ Donal O' Leary
Padraig Connery looks on as Brian and Niall Connery drill Isabel winter oats. \ Donal O' Leary
Tom Clair's famous quad heifer calves have all calved
Farmer Tom Clair with his famous quad heifer calves born in February 2017 in Ennistymon, Co Clare. The four heifers have all calved in the last six weeks and two of them have had twins and two have had single calves. \ Sean Lydon
Tom Clair, his wife Mary and their granddaughter Mia McMahon. \ Sean Lydon
Tom Clair and his son Enda. \ Sean Lydon
Tom Clair and granddaughter Mia McMahon. \ Sean Lydon
Ploughing in Co Waterford
Agri contractor Johnny Cahalan from Ardcroney, Co Tipperary, ploughing for Willie Cleary, Ballycolliton, Puckane, Nenagh ahead of sowing Winter Barley. \ Odhran Ducie
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