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Farmer Writes: four failed attempts at turnout
Joe Collingborn
I’m always happier to talk about things that are going wrong rather than things that are going right (as that will tempt fate), writes English dairy farmer Joe Collingborn.
2 April 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: a story behind every farm
Times have moved on; things have changed and farms have become less parochial, writes Joe Collingborn.
24 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: once a cow calves you can’t turn off the tap
The end buyer must realise that farmers are producing and rearing youngstock to produce milk in three years’ time without knowing what the end price will be, Joe Collingborn writes.
Farmer Writes: grazing has ground to a halt
The constant rain has caused the paddocks to flood with, the tracks under eight inches of water, writes Joe Collingborn.
18 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: one third of my paddocks are under water
The likelihood of turning out cows in five weeks' time seems very remote for English farmer Joe Collingborn.
7 January 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: a bull worth organising the collection of semen from
Joe Collingborn says he finally gained the confidence to organise the collection of semen from one of their own bulls, for AI with UK Sires.
16 December 2023 Farmer Writes