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The winning entry came from John Crowley in Wexford. He snapped a picture of Laureate spring barley as it broke ground as the sun set over a snow dusted Mount Leinster. John will receive a Sencrop Raincrop connected rain gauge and a year s subscription to their mobile application thanks to Seedtech.
Arable April showcased the very best of the tillage industry over the past month.
The initiative was brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal and the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) with the support of Seedtech.
We have received hundreds of entries to the Arable April photo competition. This week we reveal the winning photos as well as a selection of the best runner-up photos.
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Ollie Whyte sourced a bit of help in his oilseed rape crop. Seventeen bee hives surround the oilseed rape on this farm, with 30,000 bees in each one. The photo is courtesy of Mick Kelly, chair of the Fingal Bee Keepers Association.
Throughout the month,
Irish Farmers Journal readers have been sending in their pictures for Arable April.
The initiative, run in conjunction with the Irish Grain Growers Group and supported by Seedtech, has a theme of sustainability.
Through competition entries, posts and pictures on social media, tillage farmers, farming families and industry really showed the positives of the sector.