Gerald Potterton

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Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

It’s not a good way to be, but I suspect most people who are prone to bouts of depression are similar.

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

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Farmer Writes: three places very close to my heart

Farmer Writes: three places very close to my heart

FARMER WRITES 17 December 2025

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

FARMER WRITES 19 November 2025

Farmer Writes: the social side of farming is important too

Farmer Writes: the social side of farming is important too

Farmer Writes: the social side of farming is important too

FARMER WRITES 5 November 2025

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Farmer writes: faraway fields are always a bit greener

Farmer writes: faraway fields are always a bit greener

Gerald Potterton appreciates the beauty of autumn, as he takes a spin to buy a new tractor.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: to technology or not to technology

Farmer Writes: to technology or not to technology

Gerald Potterton takes a look at this chequered relationship with agri-tech, and where it’s hindered and helped him over the years.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: agriculture a sacrificial cow in Mercosur deal

Farmer Writes: agriculture a sacrificial cow in Mercosur deal

The Mercosur deal is not the first time that Ireland will have to compete against cheaper Argentinian beef and therein lies an interesting little story which I shall tell you now.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: why the art of selling is being lost

Farmer Writes: why the art of selling is being lost

The art of selling is being lost and there are too many machinery salesmen now who haven’t a clue how to sell.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: grain prices are almost at 1985 levels

Farmer Writes: grain prices are almost at 1985 levels

I was overly optimistic about an August harvest for the beans, writes Gerald Potterton.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: a steam rally and my earliest-ever harvest

Farmer Writes: a steam rally and my earliest-ever harvest

The fixational monitoring of the dew or showers on the radar is gone for another year.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: time to consign the reaper as we know it to history

Farmer Writes: time to consign the reaper as we know it to history

Gerald Potterton discusses the history of the reaper and why it’s high time it needs an invention overhaul.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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