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Derek Robinson on 14 Aug 2019
Farmer Writes: finding the right balance with clover
Following many years of trying to grow clover, there is an abundance of it this year, writes Derek Robinson.
Derek Robinson on 24 Jul 2019
Farmer Writes: mule ewes – are they built to last?
Derek Robinson has analysed the age at culling of the different breeds of sheep on his farm.
Derek Robinson on 15 Jul 2019
Baled silage – does it stack up?
Co Down farmer Derek Robinson has been adding up the costs of making baled silage on his farm.
Derek Robinson on 26 Jun 2019
Farmer Writes: stress levels up with grass down
Broken weather made it a difficult month to get grass baled writes Co Down farmer Derek Robinson.
Derek Robinson on 10 Jun 2019
Farmer Writes: money is to be made in sheep, not in beef
Derek Robinson’s sheep enterprise left the highest margin per hectare on his farm last year.
Derek Robinson on 22 May 2019
Farmer Writes: keeping it simple with ewe lambs
Derek Robinson finished off the 2019 lambing season with a flock of ewe lambs.
Derek Robinson on 14 May 2019
Bewilderment at latest benchmarking results
The benchmarking results do not match with reality on the farm, writes Derek Robinson
Derek Robinson on 24 Apr 2019
Watch: dry week brought a frenzy of work that could have been done earlier
The sunshine tends to send the work hormones berserk, writes Derek Robinson.
Derek Robinson on 09 Apr 2019
The best sheepdog in the world
Derek Robinson’s dog Joe has the breeding to suggest he should be a top operator around livestock.
Derek Robinson on 20 Mar 2019
Farmer Writes: opting for Angus cattle over continentals
Following some bad experiences with wild cattle, Derek Robinson was in the market for something more docile this spring.
Derek Robinson on 12 Mar 2019
The ups and downs in mental health
The perfect lifestyle of farmers often portrayed in the media is sometimes far from reality, writes Derek Robinson.
Derek Robinson on 19 Feb 2019
Life and death in the ovine world
Derek Robinson has been keeping a record of ewe deaths on his farm this winter.