We have received over 200 entries and counting for the Harvest 2023 'Keep it lot, keep it local' photo competition. The winner will receive seed worth €1,000 from Goldcrop.

Here's just a flavour of some of the entries so far.

You can still send us your entry by filling out the form here.

An old one but a good one: Catherine Kavanagh photographed Stephen Sullivan cutting barley in Co Waterford.

Fiona Gallagher was touring in Essex when she photographed this outfit harvesting barley in the English countryside.

Small, medium and large: Conor O’Regan captured the waiting trailers when harvesting spring barley in challenging conditions, Ballinacourtha, Belgooly, Co Cork.

Meals on wheels: Louise Masterson sent in this snap of Darcie Masterson delivering the tea and sandwiches to the field to Grandad and Daddy, Craig and Willie Masterson while cutting the spring barley in Co Wexford.

Green and gold: Breda Canty sent in this image of cut and uncut barley in the field next to Ratoo round tower in the kingdom of Kerry.

Bobby Egan, aged one year and seven months, conducting a rolling test in the straw. / Mary Egan

Busy as bees: Ollie Whyte harvesting wheat with Fergus Bobbet alongside, with a wildflower margin in the foreground. / Peadar Whyte

Is that a blue sky? Gerard Brennan taking advantage of one of those rare sunny days this year to power on through the OSR harvest. / Patrick Brennan