Derek Robinson

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Remembering what I learned in 2025

A lot of issues repeat themselves many years later, writes Derek Robinson.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

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Complication added to winter feeding plan

Complication added to winter feeding plan

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

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

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

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Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

It’s very rare that harvest is done without a few anxious glances at the weather forecast, writes Derek Robinson.

FARMER WRITES 7 May 2025

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 May 2025

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