Derek Robinson

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Silage 2025 – a tedder-free zone

The recent spell of settled weather allowed Derek Robinson to get most of his grass conserved in excellent conditions.

FARMER WRITES 18 June 2025

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A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

FARMER WRITES 28 May 2025

Still learning a thing or two about farming

Still learning a thing or two about farming

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

Lots of work done in perfect early spring

Lots of work done in perfect early spring

Lots of work done in perfect early spring

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

New venture into rearing dairy-beef calves

New venture into rearing dairy-beef calves

New venture into rearing dairy-beef calves

FARMER WRITES 2 April 2025

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Reflections after a week of lambing chaos

Reflections after a week of lambing chaos

Only for kind weather, the first week of lambing could been disastrous, writes Derek Robinson.

FARMER WRITES 27 November 2024

Two good reasons for a sleepless night

Two good reasons for a sleepless night

Derek Robinson has had a meeting with his accountant in the middle of lambing.

FARMER WRITES 27 November 2024

Farmer Writes: post-storm tidy-up continues

Farmer Writes: post-storm tidy-up continues

Derek Robinson had some significant damage done to sheds during storm Éowyn.

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 November 2024

Top-quality silage remains a pipe dream

Top-quality silage remains a pipe dream

Derek Robinson is still waiting on a silage analysis to come back with a fantastic result.

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 November 2024

Scanning result is nothing to brag about

Scanning result is nothing to brag about

Derek Robinson had hoped his flock might have produced a scanning result closer to 200%.

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 November 2024

Hedging my bets with dairy-bred bullocks

Hedging my bets with dairy-bred bullocks

TB has had an impact on my dairy heifer-rearing enterprise, writes Derek Robinson.

FARMER WRITES 27 November 2024

It’s time to drop the ad-lib diet

It’s time to drop the ad-lib diet

Derek Robinson has been told he needs to cut down on the amount of sugary foods in his diet.

FARMER WRITES 27 November 2024

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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