Father and son team
George and Lawrence Love of GNL Love Agri Contractors, Castlekevin, Mallow, Co Cork, check on their work and the seed bed after they planted a field with Planet spring barley for one of their clients. \ Donal O’Leary
George and Lawrence Love of GNL Love Agri Contractors, Castlekevin, Mallow, Co Cork, walk the field after they planted it with Planet spring barley for one of their clients. \ Donal O’Leary
My Farming Week:
Pat McBrien and his son Padraig at Carrigallen Mart as it opens its doors again with new restrictions where stock is viewed by appointment. \ Philip Doyle
Feeding time
Farmer John Jennings from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, feeding silage to his bulls. He hopes to turn his cattle out on to grass soon with the turn in the weather. \ Sean Lydon
Working around the restrictions at Carrigallen Mart
Mart worker Ciaran Cooke takes in calves at Carrigallen Mart. Sellers dropped off calves and didn’t enter the mart, while buyers were allocated different times to view calves and tender bids. \ Philip Doyle
Carriagallen Mart yard manager Seamus Maguire checks calves coming in for the mart’s first calf sale since restrictions were put in place. \ Philip Doyle
Mart worker Martin Canning puts lot numbers on calves which have been dropped off for sale. \ Philip Doyle
Mr Hegarty from Mayo looks over calves before making a bid. \ Philip Doyle
Rolling spring oats
Matthew Collins rolling Isabella spring oats for his Father Stephen Collins at Ballymacsimon, Castlelyons, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary
Michael Collins picks stones while his brother Matthew rolls Isabella spring oats for their father Stephen at Ballymacsimon, Castlelyons, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary
Positive Easter week for sheep producers
It has been a positive week for sheep producers. Those lambing at present are being met with ideal weather conditions, while producers trading hoggets and spring lambs benefitted from the trade rebounding positively and prices increasing. Sheep grazing on The Curragh early in the morning this week. \ Claire Nash
Setting maize in Halfway, Co Cork
Shane O’Leary, working for contractor Mark Troy, setting P8201 maize at a rate of 100,000 seeds per hectare at Templemichael, Halfway, Co Cork. He is applying a spray of PDM 330 at a rate of 4.4 litres per hectare, Calaris at 1.5 litres per hectare and Grounded at 0.5 litre per hectare. \ O’Gorman Photography
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Watch: this week in photos - power harrowing, mowing and Garda checkpoints
This week in photos: farming ploughs on with fieldwork and marts
This week in photos: fieldwork, sucklers and triplet lambs
Father and son team
George and Lawrence Love of GNL Love Agri Contractors, Castlekevin, Mallow, Co Cork, check on their work and the seed bed after they planted a field with Planet spring barley for one of their clients. \ Donal O’Leary
George and Lawrence Love of GNL Love Agri Contractors, Castlekevin, Mallow, Co Cork, walk the field after they planted it with Planet spring barley for one of their clients. \ Donal O’Leary
My Farming Week:
Pat McBrien and his son Padraig at Carrigallen Mart as it opens its doors again with new restrictions where stock is viewed by appointment. \ Philip Doyle
Feeding time
Farmer John Jennings from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, feeding silage to his bulls. He hopes to turn his cattle out on to grass soon with the turn in the weather. \ Sean Lydon
Working around the restrictions at Carrigallen Mart
Mart worker Ciaran Cooke takes in calves at Carrigallen Mart. Sellers dropped off calves and didn’t enter the mart, while buyers were allocated different times to view calves and tender bids. \ Philip Doyle
Carriagallen Mart yard manager Seamus Maguire checks calves coming in for the mart’s first calf sale since restrictions were put in place. \ Philip Doyle
Mart worker Martin Canning puts lot numbers on calves which have been dropped off for sale. \ Philip Doyle
Mr Hegarty from Mayo looks over calves before making a bid. \ Philip Doyle
Rolling spring oats
Matthew Collins rolling Isabella spring oats for his Father Stephen Collins at Ballymacsimon, Castlelyons, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary
Michael Collins picks stones while his brother Matthew rolls Isabella spring oats for their father Stephen at Ballymacsimon, Castlelyons, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary
Positive Easter week for sheep producers
It has been a positive week for sheep producers. Those lambing at present are being met with ideal weather conditions, while producers trading hoggets and spring lambs benefitted from the trade rebounding positively and prices increasing. Sheep grazing on The Curragh early in the morning this week. \ Claire Nash
Setting maize in Halfway, Co Cork
Shane O’Leary, working for contractor Mark Troy, setting P8201 maize at a rate of 100,000 seeds per hectare at Templemichael, Halfway, Co Cork. He is applying a spray of PDM 330 at a rate of 4.4 litres per hectare, Calaris at 1.5 litres per hectare and Grounded at 0.5 litre per hectare. \ O’Gorman Photography
Read more
Watch: this week in photos - power harrowing, mowing and Garda checkpoints
This week in photos: farming ploughs on with fieldwork and marts
This week in photos: fieldwork, sucklers and triplet lambs
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