Bringing the cows home

Daniel, Anna and Mark Kennedy bring in the cows on the home farm at Gortroe, Castletown, Co Limerick. \ Donal O' Leary

Mark Kennedy bringing in the cows on the home farm at Gortroe, Castletown, Co Limerick. / Donal O' Leary

/ Donal O' Leary

Young Anna Kennedy spends some time with her favourite cow Lilly on the home farm at Gortroe, Castlekennedy, Co Limerick. / Donal O' Leary

Spreading lime in Tipp

Cathal Boyle spreading lime at a rate of 2t/ac on grazing ground for John Butler at Dolla, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

Cathal Boyle spreading lime at a rate of 2t/ac on grazing ground for John Butler at Dolla, Co Tipperary. \ Odhran Ducie

\ Odhran Ducie

Milking in Co Louth

Cian Smyth bringing the cows in for milking on his farm in Dromiskin, Co Louth. / Colum Lynch

Tomas and Cian Smyth at the Milk Shack on their farm in Dromiskin, Co Louth.

Tom Smyth on his dad Aaron's farm with a bottle dispensed from the Milk Shack. / Colum Lynch

Tomas Smyth with the calves on his farm in Dromiskin, Co Louth. / Colum Lynch

Rolling ground

Seamus O’Toole in Spratstown, Co Kildare, rolling silage ground. \ Philip Doyle

Seamus O’Toole in Spratstown, Co Kildare, hoping to cut around 20 May. \ Philip Doyle

Dairy farmer Seamus O’Toole rolling silage ground in Spratstown, Co Kildare. Seamus is hoping to cut silage around mid-May as the ground is still very soft leading him to only putting his herd out on grass by day. \ Philip Doyle

Lambs in Offaly

Ray Conway, Mount Lucas, Co Offaly, checking on February lambs. One lamb is a little bit weak and will be brought back to the home farm. \ Philip Doyle

 \ Philip Doyle

/Philip Doyle

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