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Farmer Writes: inheritance tax saga a smoking volcano
Joe Collingborn
Last week on the farm could be called a media week for Joe and Rosemary Collingborn.
12 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years
Since we are a closed herd, I can’t buy in, so I just have to wait for the heifers to calve into the system.
21 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax change a looming disaster
Labour leader Keir Starmer is obviously a very intelligent man but has a total lack of charisma and judgement, writes Joe Collingborn.
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax drives farmers to the streets
The injustice of the inheritance tax measures has put many feet on the street in the UK, writes Joe Collingborn.
8 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: World Dairy Summit and reseeding
We were forced to use various methods to reseed due to some of the old turf never having seen a plough in its life, but I have decided I am a cowman, not a ploughman.
3 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: the trials of dairy farming
The desktop management from Westminster still continues to alarm me, writes Joe Collingborn.
8 September 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: 'most difficult spring in my farming career'
The only good thing about all this inclement weather, which is possibly the norm in future, was there was no spring flush, milk supplies are falling away and the milk price will have to rise.
25 June 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: four failed attempts at turnout
I’m always happier to talk about things that are going wrong rather than things that are going right (as that will tempt fate), writes English dairy farmer Joe Collingborn.
10 April 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: a story behind every farm
Times have moved on; things have changed and farms have become less parochial, writes Joe Collingborn.
2 April 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: grazing has ground to a halt
The constant rain has caused the paddocks to flood with, the tracks under eight inches of water, writes Joe Collingborn.
18 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: a bull worth organising the collection of semen from
Joe Collingborn says he finally gained the confidence to organise the collection of semen from one of their own bulls, for AI with UK Sires.
16 December 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: don’t be a statistic
Farmer Joe Collingborn writes about the importance of health and safety in farming.
7 October 2023 Farmer Writes