What a week, what wonderful people, what a showcase of everything that is brilliant about Irish farming and most importantly what a success!
Anna Marie and Anna May McHugh and family, the Carters, the landowners, Gardai, exhibitors and all staff at the National Ploughing Championships take a bow, you did the country proud to showcase everything that is great about Ireland.
The 82nd National Ploughing Championships was a record-breaker with a whopping 228,000 attendees. In addition thousands of people worldwide tuned into the live streaming of the event and AgriLand was reporting live on all of the action.
Here’s a recap for some nice weekend reading. As always, enjoy!
Vive La Ploughing, Irelands Top Champions heading to France
Dairy cow nutrition – some insights into the future
Record Attendance of 228,000 as Ratheniska confirmed for next year
Teagasc launches its road map for better farming up to 2020
Carter family take root at ploughing
Follow the Leader, Enda ploughs on
The young guns in fighting form
Capping Deal a side show – IFA
Land held by NAMA should be used for afforestation – Fianna Fail
Shear Perfection, Donegal native Ivan Scott scoops first place
Heifer rearing programme is a real hit with dairy farmers
Call for wind farm impact survey
Top-class innovations take ploughing by storm
Tight competition in ploughing finals
Ploughing set to exceed 200,000 for first time ever
Remember your colours at ploughing 2013
Getting down to the nuts and bolts
Forage Systems silage competition finalists
National Ploughing Championship Results – Day 1
Carving out innovation at Dairymaster
Chinese buyers eye Ireland’s Pigmeat
The ICA is so much more than crafts and baking
Prospects for dairy remain good
Teagasc to Launch winter survival guide as farmers short on fodder
Macra pushes for land mobility and succession changes
Bank of Ireland still lending to primary producers
President hails Irish Agriculture
Mark Rohan launches ESB Networks improvement plan
Rural Community Text Alert System Launched
For photos of all the action, please click here.