Checking on a herd of 70 in Co Cavan
Gerard Lynch is milking 70 cows just outside Buttlersbridge, Co Cavan. He is trying to keep them on grass as long as possible. \ Claire Nash
Gerard also recently bought a Jersey cow to see how she goes. \ Claire Nash
Discing ground before winter barley in Co Waterford
Sean Meaney of Meaney Agri discing a field in preperation for sowing near Dungarvan, Co Waterford. The ground has been used to grow a mix of oats, peas and clover, which was wholecropped for a local dairy farmer before being min-tilled for winter barley. \ Donal O' Leary
Discing ground before winter barley. \ Donal O' Leary
Buyers expertly social distancing at Inishowen Livestock Mart Carndonagh Sheep Sale. \ Clive Wasson
Cormack and Peter Hegarty from Moville at the Inishowen Livestock Mart Carndonagh Sheep Sale. \ Clive Wasson
Unloading cattle at Skibbereen Mart. \ Donal O' Leary
Cattle waiting for sale at Skibbereen Mart. \ Donal O' Leary
My Farming Week: David Russell, Corbally, Thurles, Co Tipperary
David Russell and his father Lottie with their cattle in Co Tipperary. \ Claire Nash
David and his puppy Dingo. \ Claire Nash
DAFM, HSA and IFJ come together to develop online course for Tractor Safety Awareness
HSA CEO Dr Sharon McGuinness, Minister of State for Agriculture with a responsibility for Farm Safety Martin Heydon TD and Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy at the launch of a new online tractor safety course. \ Philip Doyle
Minister Martin Heydon TD said: “All people working on farms should take the time to do the course."
Will O'Sullivan harvesting a wildflower meadow using Muckross Traditional Farm's Clydesdale horses Bud and Budweiser, along with traditional machinery, as part of the National Pollinator Plan to increase the biodiversity of grasslands in Knockreer Estate, Killarney National Park, with the help of National Park staff, Brendan O’Neill, left and Michael Lynch. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
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This week in photos: footbaths, harvesting, genotyping, clipping and baling
This week in photos: saving the harvest and drawing silage
The week in pictures: ground conditions suffer after storms and heavy rain
This week in photos: farming through the storm
Checking on a herd of 70 in Co Cavan
Gerard Lynch is milking 70 cows just outside Buttlersbridge, Co Cavan. He is trying to keep them on grass as long as possible. \ Claire Nash
Gerard also recently bought a Jersey cow to see how she goes. \ Claire Nash
Discing ground before winter barley in Co Waterford
Sean Meaney of Meaney Agri discing a field in preperation for sowing near Dungarvan, Co Waterford. The ground has been used to grow a mix of oats, peas and clover, which was wholecropped for a local dairy farmer before being min-tilled for winter barley. \ Donal O' Leary
Discing ground before winter barley. \ Donal O' Leary
Buyers expertly social distancing at Inishowen Livestock Mart Carndonagh Sheep Sale. \ Clive Wasson
Cormack and Peter Hegarty from Moville at the Inishowen Livestock Mart Carndonagh Sheep Sale. \ Clive Wasson
Unloading cattle at Skibbereen Mart. \ Donal O' Leary
Cattle waiting for sale at Skibbereen Mart. \ Donal O' Leary
My Farming Week: David Russell, Corbally, Thurles, Co Tipperary
David Russell and his father Lottie with their cattle in Co Tipperary. \ Claire Nash
David and his puppy Dingo. \ Claire Nash
DAFM, HSA and IFJ come together to develop online course for Tractor Safety Awareness
HSA CEO Dr Sharon McGuinness, Minister of State for Agriculture with a responsibility for Farm Safety Martin Heydon TD and Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy at the launch of a new online tractor safety course. \ Philip Doyle
Minister Martin Heydon TD said: “All people working on farms should take the time to do the course."
Will O'Sullivan harvesting a wildflower meadow using Muckross Traditional Farm's Clydesdale horses Bud and Budweiser, along with traditional machinery, as part of the National Pollinator Plan to increase the biodiversity of grasslands in Knockreer Estate, Killarney National Park, with the help of National Park staff, Brendan O’Neill, left and Michael Lynch. \ Valerie O’Sullivan
Read more
This week in photos: footbaths, harvesting, genotyping, clipping and baling
This week in photos: saving the harvest and drawing silage
The week in pictures: ground conditions suffer after storms and heavy rain
This week in photos: farming through the storm
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