Farmer Writes

Cattle beat sheep in dry conditions

Derek Robinson has had to significantly increase the amount of meal fed to his livestock

FARMER WRITES 9 September 2026

Cattle beat sheep in dry conditions

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Farmer Writes: Lessons in organisation from Mrs P

Farmer Writes: Lessons in organisation from Mrs P

FARMER WRITES 9 September 2026

Farmer Writes: fingers crossed bluetongue doesn't appear at our gate

Farmer Writes: fingers crossed bluetongue doesn't appear at our gate

FARMER WRITES 6 September 2026

Farmer Writes: the days are getting shorter and the ground is getting softer

Farmer Writes: the days are getting shorter and the ground is getting softer

Farmer Writes: the days are getting shorter and the ground is getting softer

FARMER WRITES 5 September 2026

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

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Farmer Writes: ground turned green overnight

Farmer Writes: ground turned green overnight

We are still a long way from having enough grass ahead of the cows, but at least we are finally heading in the right direction, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Trial and error when reseeding grass

Trial and error when reseeding grass

John Egerton and his sons are doing their own grass reseeding work this year.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Farmer Writes: I'll remember this summer when the rain returns

Farmer Writes: I'll remember this summer when the rain returns

We need these memorable summers to stand out and spur us on in times when it looks like the rain will never stop falling.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Last September’s cobble-lock seedbeds were very dry and dusty and I hadn’t a clue where I was going, so I bit the bullet and went with the autosteer.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Reseeding done and third-cut silage is in

Reseeding done and third-cut silage is in

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock has moved reseeding forward to mid-August.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Farmer Writes: farming a technological monster over time

Farmer Writes: farming a technological monster over time

In the tractor cab, I have to work out from the many levers and buttons how to readjust the seat, which lever raises the steering wheel and operating the radio is way beyond me.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Farmer Writes: only good fields grow docks

Farmer Writes: only good fields grow docks

A five-year-old clover sward continues to deliver strong yields with little chemical nitrogen, but an increasingly impressive crop of docks is proving harder to ignore.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

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