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Watch: Bernard O'Shea tries a new tactic in 'Pull the Udder One'

Every year, Big Week on the Farm celebrates Ireland's favourite celebrities by asking them to take a knee and milk a cow like their lives depend on it.

big week on the farm • 13 Apr 18

Bernard O'Shea is dancing his way to the farm

Comedian, Dancing with the Stars contestant and RTÉ 2fm presenter Bernard O'Shea is heading for the farm tonight on RTÉ One.

big week on the farm • 12 Apr 18

The Secret Life of... Calves

On last night's episode, we learned about the secret lives of calves plus we got some amazing footage of a cow giving birth in the early hours of the morning.

big week on the farm • 12 Apr 18

Want to watch Marty Whelan milk a cow? Of course you do

Every year on Big Week on the Farm, we watch our favourite celebs take a knee and milk a cow like their lives depend on it.

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

The Secret Life of... Roosters

This year on Big Week on the Farm, we're getting to know roosters, calves and - most surprisingly - vets!

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

Would you eat a "test tube burger"?

On last night's Big Week on the Farm, viewers found out if it was possible to create a burger made from artificial meat...

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

Wexford hurler Lee Chin is heading for the farm

Top Wexford hurler Lee Chin will join Ella McSweeney and Áine Lawlor as they host day three of Big Week on the Farm, live from O'Sullivan's farm in Waterford.

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

Helen Carroll: "The glamour side of TV doesn't appeal"

Janice Butler travels to Kilkenny to talk farming and family with TV presenter, Helen Carroll. Get a sneak peek of the interview below.

RTÉ Guide • 10 Apr 18

Robot pickers and solar-powered weeders: the future of farming

Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, visits the Big Week on the Farm studio to discuss the technology revolutionising Irish farms, both big and small.

big week on the farm • 10 Apr 18

Marty Whelan is heading to the farm!

Tonight on RTÉ One at 7pm, guest presenter Marty Whelan joins hosts Ella McSweeney and Áine Lawlor for day two of Big Week on the Farm, live from Gillian O'Sullivan's farm in Waterford.

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

The Secret Life of... Donkeys

Donkeys are an extraordinary farm animal and as viewers witnessed last year on Big Week on the Farm, they have a huge emotional range.

big week on the farm • 11 Apr 18

Meet the 2018 Big Week on the Farm's host family

Meet Big Week on the Farm's host family from Waterford

This week, we're taking up residence on a farm in Co. Waterford for what will be an incredible five nights of access-all-areas to Irish farming.

Big Week on the Farm • 10 Apr 18

Colm Flynn says there's "a real giddiness" to working on BWOTF

We caught up with presenter Colm Flynn to find out his favourite parts of broadcasting from the farm as well as the more trying moments of working with both children and animals on camera.

big week on the farm • 09 Apr 18

Enda Shalvey has left Cootehill for the farms of Missouri

You might remember Enda Shalvey from last year's Big Week On The Farm. His family hosted the show on their farm in Co. Cavan.

big week on the farm • 09 Apr 18

Watch: Dubliners try to milk a cow in St. Stephen's Green

You may have heard that Big Week On The Farm is returning to RTÉ One tonight at 7pm. To celebrate its third year, RTÉ decided to give the people of Dublin the chance to milk a cow for the first time.

Big Week on the Farm • 09 Apr 18