Contractors

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There is an enormous amount of work to be done on the land from April to September as farming enters its busiest 6 month period. From slurry spreading to hedge cutting, ploughing to round baling, the farmers of Ireland can't do it alone. So they turn to farming contractors and their families. These are their stories - This is 'Contractors'.

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Contractors

Episode 1

S3 E1 49m

There's a monumental amount of work to be done on the land and the farmers of Ireland can't do it alone, so they turn to farming contractors and their families. These are their stories.

Contractors

Episode 2

S3 E2 50m

It's springtime in Wicklow, Edward and James Walshe are busy spreading dung while Pat is preparing the ground work for a septic tank. In Bandon, Tony, Diarmuid and Micheál are busy purchasing new machinery.

Contractors

Episode 3

S3 E3 50m

Summer has arrived and the workload is ramping up. In Wicklow, Mark Daynes is ploughing for maize, while the O'Gormans make the most of the potato planting season. In Cork, the O'Mahony's are out in force ploughing while Micheal begins his first cut of silage as the busy season gathers pace.