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Your pictures on the theme of 'agriculture'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "agriculture". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Robert David sent in this picture of a flock of gulls following a tractor.

Robert David A tractor ploughing a field followed by a flock of gulls — Robert David sent in this picture of a flock of gulls following a tractor.

Bobby Ford: "A farmer waiting his turn to show his classic tractor at a the Welland Steam & Country Rally."

Bobby Ford A farmer sits on his tractor with smoke coming from the exhaust — Bobby Ford: "A farmer waiting his turn to show his classic tractor at a the Welland Steam & Country Rally."

Olesia Komarova: "I climbed up the Giant Hill at Cerne Abbas to do a few sketches, when it turned out nature was as interested in me as I in nature."

Olesia Komarova Cows gathered at the edge of a field facing the camera — Olesia Komarova: "I climbed up the Giant Hill at Cerne Abbas to do a few sketches, when it turned out nature was as interested in me as I in nature."

John Uttley: "Geese on their early morning walk from the farm in Leicestershire to their field where they will stay until dusk, and then walk back to the farm for the night. This is a daily occurrence for them and they know their way and which gateway to turn into."

John Uttley Geese crowded together heading towards the camera — John Uttley: "Geese on their early morning walk from the farm in Leicestershire to their field where they will stay until dusk, and then walk back to the farm for the night. This is a daily occurrence for them and they know their way and which gateway to turn into."

Zuzana Hájková: "This photo I took at a farmer's market in Prague. I admired the beautiful orange colour of these yummy carrots."

Zuzana Hájková A pile of carrots on sale at a market — Zuzana Hájková: "This photo I took at a farmer's market in Prague. I admired the beautiful orange colour of these yummy carrots."

Marianne Wever: "Sheep farmers are taking care of their sheep and lambs."

Marianne Wever Two farmers feed a flock of sheep — Marianne Wever: "Sheep farmers are taking care of their sheep and lambs."

Duncan Holmes: "Celeriac, fennel, courgette, quince and red onions. Without agriculture we would just have amorphous green stuff, not all this colourful variety."

Duncan Holmes A selection of vegetables cut and prepared in a baking tray — Duncan Holmes: "Celeriac, fennel, courgette, quince and red onions. Without agriculture we would just have amorphous green stuff, not all this colourful variety."

John Hughes: "Curious cow in a field on the Caithness coast near John O'Groats."

John Hughes A cow stands behind a broken wall — John Hughes: "Curious cow in a field on the Caithness coast near John O'Groats."

Martha Padovani sent in this picture of a farmer in Italy.

Martha Padovani A farmer moves a bail of hay — Martha Padovani sent in this picture of a farmer in Italy.

Clare Keegan: "Nature's gold."

Clare Keegan Crops growing in a field — Clare Keegan: "Nature's gold."

Mark James Andrews: "Lone sheep trying to join my flock in the Yorkshire Dales."

Mark James Andrews A sheep makes its way across a grassy landscape — Mark James Andrews: "Lone sheep trying to join my flock in the Yorkshire Dales."

Sean Corlett: "I got lucky with this shot of a young lamb jumping over its mother."

Sean Corlett A lamb jumps over a sheep — Sean Corlett: "I got lucky with this shot of a young lamb jumping over its mother."

Tracey Godsmark: "Just waiting for the driver! Horses pulling an early plough. Ploughing match, West Berkshire."

Tracey Godsmark Horses pulling a plough — Tracey Godsmark: "Just waiting for the driver! Horses pulling an early plough. Ploughing match, West Berkshire."

Diane Patrick: "Out on a spring dog walk, I found myself walking across the end of this beautifully ploughed field. I love the contrast of colours."

Diane Patrick A tractor ploughs a field — Diane Patrick: "Out on a spring dog walk, I found myself walking across the end of this beautifully ploughed field. I love the contrast of colours."

Luke Jones: "Diana Houlton "calling" her cattle on the Coed Mawr smallholding in South Wales. "Calling" or "coaxing" is the now largely forgotten traditional practice of building trust with livestock to single-handedly manage them with minimal stress to the animals."

Luke Jones A farmer walks in front of her cattle — Luke Jones: "Diana Houlton "calling" her cattle on the Coed Mawr smallholding in South Wales. "Calling" or "coaxing" is the now largely forgotten traditional practice of building trust with livestock to single-handedly manage them with minimal stress to the animals."

Sally Renner: "Drilling this year has been a real challenge, and my husband at one point wasn't convinced we would manage to get any crops in the ground at all, which would be devastating. Thankfully, this didn't come true and all the fields were drilled in the end, after many tractor hours and sleepless nights."

Sally Renner A tractor with the sun behind — Sally Renner: "Drilling this year has been a real challenge, and my husband at one point wasn't convinced we would manage to get any crops in the ground at all, which would be devastating. Thankfully, this didn't come true and all the fields were drilled in the end, after many tractor hours and sleepless nights."

Nathan Sowerby: "I saw this scarecrow doing its job near Eastrington, East Yorkshire, and thought this piece of traditional "tech" was in stark contrast to the wind turbine behind it - they seem to be facing away from each other in disgust."

Nathan Sowerby A scarecrow in a field in front of a wind turbine — Nathan Sowerby: "I saw this scarecrow doing its job near Eastrington, East Yorkshire, and thought this piece of traditional "tech" was in stark contrast to the wind turbine behind it - they seem to be facing away from each other in disgust."

Anna Archinger: "The Danish Jutland Horse is a rare breed - with only around 800 horses remaining worldwide - which used to play a significant role in Danish agriculture. Today, a handful of breeders are fighting to preserve the breed, but numbers are decreasing."

Anna Archinger A group of horses in a field — Anna Archinger: "The Danish Jutland Horse is a rare breed - with only around 800 horses remaining worldwide - which used to play a significant role in Danish agriculture. Today, a handful of breeders are fighting to preserve the breed, but numbers are decreasing."

Nicola King: "I am privileged to live in one of the only areas in the country where we still have working hop farms, and regularly see the workers training the hops up the trellises."

Nicola King Hop pickers at work — Nicola King: "I am privileged to live in one of the only areas in the country where we still have working hop farms, and regularly see the workers training the hops up the trellises."

Paul Micallef: "It's amazing to see how much agriculture is still performed manually around the world. These workers were cultivating young crops in flooded paddy fields near Hoi An, Vietnam, working long days in searing temperatures."

Paul Micallef Three people work in a paddy field — Paul Micallef: "It's amazing to see how much agriculture is still performed manually around the world. These workers were cultivating young crops in flooded paddy fields near Hoi An, Vietnam, working long days in searing temperatures."

Julie Charles: "All is safely gathered in as a tractor crosses the bridge over the River Usk at Brecon, Mid-Wales."

Julie Charles A tractor pulls a trailer of hay across a bridge — Julie Charles: "All is safely gathered in as a tractor crosses the bridge over the River Usk at Brecon, Mid-Wales."

Sharon Alvey-Ball: "The hazy Richmond Ranges in Marlborough, on New Zealand's South Island, are a lovely backdrop to these clambering sheep."

Sharon Alvey-Ball Silhouetted sheep — Sharon Alvey-Ball: "The hazy Richmond Ranges in Marlborough, on New Zealand's South Island, are a lovely backdrop to these clambering sheep."

The next theme is "a windy day" and the deadline for entries is 21 January 2024.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

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