Ready for action: Landowners Pat, Har and Harry (12) Ramsbottom at Lamberton, Ratheniska, Co Laois,the site of the National Ploughing Championships, which will be held from Wednesday to Friday. Photo: Alf HarveyLocal farmers are perfecting ground conditions in Ratheniska, Co Laois, ahead of the National Ploughing Championships’ return this week. Tillage farmer Pat Ramsbottom, who is supplying 100ac to the National Ploughing Association, says final preparations are almost complete. “We pull well together — it takes a year to have the land right without any bumps or humps. If it was business as usual the place would be jammed.”Tomorrow’s ploughing competitions include: three-furrow Conventional Senior and Junior classes; U-21 Conventional Senior and Junior; U-28 Conventional Senior and Junior; U-28 Reversible; Intermediate Conventional; and the Intermediate Reversible.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2021 01:30 UTC