It's October and as the days get shorter Tyrone farmer Chris Johnston finds time to take a break from his own cattle to judge calves in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. In Dingle, County Kerry the O'Malley family is in town for Blas na hEireann, the Irish Food Awards. Near Templepatrick in County Antrim, George Bingham is racing to empty his slurry tanks before a seasonal ban comes in to force. Near Danville, County Kilkenny, Jim Mulhall is checking some heifers destined to join his milking herd. Near Comber, County Down, vegetable farmer James McKee is up early to harvest his parsnips. Meanwhile in Mountnugent, County Cavan, Sebana Moynagh's herd is being inspected by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation. In Clonbur, County Galway, it's time for hill farmer Joe Joyce to move his flock down from the surrounding mountains. And near Hillsborough, County Down, Barbara Erwin is preparing her garden for winter.