No rain, not much grass, lots of sunshine and scenery in south west Wales this week!

Partly because I’m off in NZ a Part or Full time milker is required in Nobber Co.Meath to milk 250 Holstein Friesian Cows. 18 unit Dairymaster with ACR’s, Auto ID, Auto wash, Feed to yield and Voice Command. Accommodation available, DM or Contact 0872345915. Please R/T

Hailing from Co. Monaghan Olin and his wife Anna Greenan are 50-50 sharemilkers on a 650-cow farm at Morrinsville say achieving a good work-life balance has become even more important to them now they have sons Credit: Farmers Weekly - #Onfarmstory video.buffer.com/v/5c02e35aa4b3…

There are plenty of signs that Santa is on his way to all the great girls and boys in Ringville N.S. There were some surprise visitors in Ms. Hynes room at lunchtime today!!!

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A wet end to dry January Opening covers looking good 🌱call 0858426927 for a quote and free Pasturbase setup #Grass10 #GrassMeasuring

Super piece on our customer Mary Troy in this weeks Women in Ag feature on thatsfarming.com . Keep up the great work! Scanlan DairyTech

Meet Paul Bowden, finalist for the Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year 2018. Paul is in a farm partnership with his parents and also runs a woodwork workshop on a part time basis. Best of luck Wednesday Paul #StudentoftheYear2018 ow.ly/BsaV30o6TAu

Well done Paul, really well deserved, congratulations from all in Kildalton👍 #Student of the year #teagasc #FBD

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Paul Bowden was last week crowned Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year 2018. Watch Pauls story here... youtu.be/LdYs3DDHK_E via YouTube

We are on the look out for a new team member for next season . Would suit someone from overseas who might like to experience farming in NZ. Retweet’s appreciated thanks . For more info DM or email me

Thursday 10th October at 2pm the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Farm Walk takes place at Thomas & Peter O'Hanrahan's Farm in Thomastown, Kilkenny. All info about the event available here ow.ly/1dlM50w2SU8

Teagasc Kildalton College in Co. Kilkenny has seen student numbers increase on the Certificate in Agriculture level 5. There are 127 students enrolled on this course including 13 female students, a 50% increase on last year. ow.ly/nkxL50w3UTc

Kilkenny beat Dublin 🔥🔥🔥 Mullinavat GAA produce one of the best results of the off-season by beating the Dublin intermediate champions Ballyboughal 👏

Clodagh Dunne is a student in Teagasc Kildalton College and believes the skills & knowledge taken from the course have been invaluable to her home farm. Listen to her story here or if you are thinking of going to Ag College visit teagasc.ie/education/cour… youtu.be/A8SDBUE-K7M

Contract rearer available immediately for weaned calves or maiden heifers, DIY ai etc, good grass and husbandry DM if interested 👍🏻 RT please

Dairy Farmer Jack Keenan shares his thoughts from his farm in Aughrim, Wicklow. Proud to contribute to #WorldMilkDay 🥛🌏

The auld lad is a spud and dairy farmer,was buzzing watching the fight this morning but before leaving for Dublin he went “I better bring a bag of spuds up now” but only now do I know what he meant ....enjoy @Kelly64kg Joel Harrington history maker🥇#culchiesontour