Kildare beef farmer brings a bale of silage to his cattle

Herbie Gilchrist brings a bale of silage to his cattle on a cold January day in Eadestown, Co Kildare. \ Claire Nash

Herbie Gilchrist. \ Claire Nash

Dairy sale in Kilrea

First lot owned by Adam Watson, Coleraine, enters the ring. It sold for £3,140. \ Houston Green

Micky Lagan and Edward Ferry from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, look over stock before the start of the sale. \ Houston Green

William McIntyre, Coleraine, Robert Hylands, Clough, and William Purcell, Limavady. \ Houston Green

Noel Campbell, Wilfred Kennady and Aaron Mallon. \ Houston Green

Gathering and scanning ewes in Co Down

John Milligan, Castlewellan, Co Down, gathers 450 ewes for scanning. \ Houston Green

John Milligan and Kerry McLaughlin. \ Houston Green

Garth Tumelty scanning ewes for John Milligan, Castlewellan, Co Down. \ Houston Green

Garth Tumelty runs his own scanning service covering cows and sheep across NI. \ Houston Green

CAFRE dry stone walling course

Instructor Nathan Morrow of Rock Stonemasonary gives Clare McGoldrick of Portglenone, Co Antrim, expert advice during the training event at Glenwherry Hill Farm Centre in Co Antrim. \ Houston Green

Rebuilding the stone wall is part of the dry stone wall training course. \ Houston Green

Paul Quinn, Hollywood, Co Down, and Kelly-Anne Lynch, Park, Co Derry, finishing off their section of the wall. \ Houston Green

Jamie Houston, Templepatrick, Co Antrim. \ Houston Green

A roundup of some of the rest of the pictures from around the country

Ready to go: Fergal Brady from Longford loading up ewes purchased at Dowra Mart with help from Dylan McGovern. \ Gerry Faughnan

A restored New Holland 110-90 taking part in the Bandon charity tractor run. Despite the wet, damp, dull and misty day, there was, as usual, a big turnout with more than 200 vehicles taking part. \ David Patterson

Bernard and Mary Lynch who run a suckler to beef system feed their herd who remain housed for winter. Ankerland, Co Westmeath. \ Philip Doyle

Lambs put out on a farm in Galleastown, Millbrook, Co Meath. \ Philip Doyle

Lambs put out on a farm in Galleastown, Millbrook, Co Meath. \ Philip Doyle

Lambs put out on a farm in Galleastown, Millbrook, Co Meath. \ Philip Doyle

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