Field of gold

James English and his son John walk their flowering crop of oilseed rape at Ballytrehy, Ballylooby, Co Tipperary. The crop variety is Hear and it is grown on contract for Glanbia. / Donal O' Leary

A flowering crop of oilseed rape at Ballytrehy, Ballylooby, Co Tipperary. The crop variety is Hear and it is grown on contract for Glanbia. / Donal O' Leary

Ground preparations in Cork

Tony O' Callaghan picking stones while preparing ground for sowing at Knockraha, Co Cork. / Donal O' Leary

Jack and Tony O' Callaghan preparing ground for sowing at Knockraha, Co Cork. / Donal O' Leary

Tony O' Callaghan picking stones while preparing ground for sowing at Knockraha, Co Cork. / Donal O' Leary

Tony O' Callaghan preparing ground for sowing at Knockraha, Co Cork. / Donal O' Leary

Busy tillage farm in Co Kildare

Brian and John Dunne, tillage farmers in Woodlands, Co Kildare. \ Claire Nash

\ Claire Nash

\ Claire Nash

\ Claire Nash

Brian Dunne competes in the National Ploughing Championships most years and last year taught the presenters from the TV show 'League Of Their Own' how to plough. \ Claire Nash

Mid-term helpers

Billy and Paddy Redmond help out on their father Paddy Redmond's farm as he prepares a field that was used for carrots last season, but will be sown for potatoes shortly. \ Philip Doyle

\ Philip Doyle

\ Philip Doyle

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