The slurry season has just begun with Alistair in Donegal while down in Meath the Farrelly Brothers are erecting a shed and Peadar in Galway is heading off to spread some lime.
The cattle have been released to the land in Kerry, Alistair is ploughing the land in Donegal while Eoin in Clare is busy preparing for the silage season. Pat in Kells is clearing stones and Peadar is digging drains in Galway.
The sun has decided to shine and all the contractors from Donegal to Kerry, Meath to Limerick, Tipperary to Clare are busy mowing, shaking out, raking, baling, harvesting and making pit silage.
The heat is on all over the country this week as the contractors tackle more silage and hay harvesting.
The second cuts of silage are ready and our contractors are ready to cut, bale and draw.
August marks the end of the Summer season and the last of the silage is being harvested.
In the final episode one season is coming to an end while another is getting geared up to begin. It's time to review how the season went.
It's the new year and our contractors are back hard at work. In Cúl Aodha young contractor Niall is busy spreading slurry as are Paddy and his crew in North Kerry. Meanwhile in Donegal Traolach is busy with drainage work.
Calves are being tagged and tested for BVD by the Ó Curraoin's in Meath while the Carroll's in Cavan are preparing last year's calves for the mart.
Work continues for Shane on the new dairy farm in Meath while Alan's new recruits from New Zealand arrive in Cork.
It's grass time and the silage season has finally arrived. Shane Swan is out doing pit silage for a well known footballing family as County GAA Manager Colm O'Rourke turns up to lend a hand.
It's full steam ahead and all hands on board with first cut silage in Cork with Alan Ross while up in Donegal the good weather has landed too and it's a family affair with the girls joining Traolach baling.
After one of the wettest Julys in recent times, the contractors are struggling, grabbing any short break in the weather they can, to try get their second cut silage and any ground work done.
It's the final episode in the series. As the sun sets on another Contracting Season it's time to look back and see how it all worked out for better or for worse.
