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Farmer writes: true countrymen are disappearing
Gerald Potterton
"I was privileged to grow up amongst real countrymen, men who were in tune with nature, the weather and folklore."
Farmer writes: true countrymen are disappearing
The older I get, the less I know about sheep
6 December 2023 Farmer Writes
The older I get, the less I know about sheep
Dung samples of lambs threw up some unexpected results for Derek Robinson.
Farmer Writes: wintry weather brings new issues
6 December 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: wintry weather brings new issues
Nearly every year, after the first frost hits - or at least, after a few successive nights of them - a recurring problem arises.
Farmer Writes: new challenges ahead
As this year's cattle near finishing, attention turns to what to graze next year, writes farmer James Strain.
4 December 2023 Farmer Writes
Study tour challenges my 40 years of farming
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton had his eyes opened to different practices on a visit to England
29 November 2023 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: wind-down for winter begins
We are doing a bit extra with calf housing this year, in case regulations change enough to increase the number of calves around the yard through the spring.
29 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: no more walking on the wild side
With stock housed, Tommy Moyles had the chance to put the herd through the yard recently and noted the temperament differences in stock within the herd.
29 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: an unsettling time in the fields
The grassland is more poached than ever before, even though the cattle are housed for over a month.
22 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: an atrocious year of wet weather
Quite a number of trees blew down in the area during storm Debi, creating quite a lot of debris in the process.
22 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: ICBF evaluation changes causing some controversy
A bit more discussion is needed around the changes to the ICBF evaluation changes, James Strain writes.
21 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: farming has new quotas
A flick through the CSO publication celebrating Ireland's 50 years in the EU threw up some interesting stats for Tommy Moyles.
15 November 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: free from the shackles of TB
We are milking once a day for the last week and will continue with this for the rest of the season now, with both man and beast needing a break after a tough year.
15 November 2023 Farmer Writes