Derek Robinson

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Complication added to winter feeding plan

Derek Robinson is trying to ensure his bales go to the right livestock.

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

Complication added to winter feeding plan

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A new ram to revitalise my sheep flock

A new ram to revitalise my sheep flock

FARMER WRITES 12 November 2025

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

FARMER WRITES 22 October 2025

Good customers at risk of being fleeced

Good customers at risk of being fleeced

Good customers at risk of being fleeced

FARMER WRITES 1 October 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

FARMER WRITES 10 September 2025

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Farmer Writes: Holidays offer chance to compare to home

Farmer Writes: Holidays offer chance to compare to home

Excellent growing conditions in NI during 2025 are not matched elsewhere, writes Derek Robinson.

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

If Derek Robinson is to secure a £75 headage payment, his dairy beef bullocks will need to be finished over the winter.

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

Our focus is often on the wrong end

Our focus is often on the wrong end

Derek Robinson has done his best to keep lambs healthy this grazing season.

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

Silage 2025 – a tedder-free zone

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 23 April 2025

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

Derek Robinson had some time last week to check out newly planted woodland on his Co Down farm.

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

Still learning a thing or two about farming

Still learning a thing or two about farming

Co Down farmer Derek Robinson has added calf-rearing to his dairy heifer enterprise.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 April 2025

Lots of work done in perfect early spring

Lots of work done in perfect early spring

The weather during early spring of 2025 was in total contrast to that seen in 2024, writes Derek Robinson.

FARMER WRITES 23 April 2025

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