Crops & Spreaders 2019 kicked off on Wednesday morning at 11am in Teagasc Oakpark, Co Carlow. The focus of this year’s event is the even and accurate spreading of fertiliser.

Teagasc, in conjunction with the Irish Farmer’s Journal, ran a live demonstration showcasing five new fertiliser spreaders.

The event also featured exhibitors showcasing fertiliser spreaders, sprayers, cultivators and a whole host of other tillage machinery.

Here are some of the stand-out pieces on display at the open day.

This Vega 12 4,000-litre trailed sprayer at the Lemken stand. \ Luke McDermott

Among the pieces Amazone are showing is this five-furrow reversible plough. \ Luke McDermott

Rauch are showing off their Axent 100.1 fertiliser spreader. \ Luke McDermott

Agrigear are displaying tyres of all shapes and sizes to suit farmers in all sectors. \ Luke McDermott

Maschio and Ziegler equipment have a wide range of machinery on show. \ Luke McDermott

This self-propelled RB35 sprayer with a 36m boom has a 4,000-litre capacity. \ Luke McDermott

This huge 46cm3 chaser bin/drill made by Cross Engineering draws plenty of attention. \ Luke McDermott