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Farmer Writes: this year may be a financial disaster
Gerald Potterton
"I decided to sow 50ac of our lowest yielding tillage land to grass and arable silage this spring. I like some dog and stick farming."
27 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: one less hour of rain
Thankfully the clocks go forward this weekend which means we’ll get an hour less rain, writes Karen McCabe.
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Busy three weeks in the calving pens
John Egerton has calved the majority of his spring calving herd in the first three weeks.
Few trophy farms last year in the Kingdom
Land price eased downwards by 3.5% - difficult weather and lower milk prices were also factors.
25 March 2024 Farmer Writes
A story about a dead ewe and lamb
Derek Robinson was accused of being responsible for a neighbour's dead sheep
20 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: more milk price rises needed
Despite last year being the second highest milk price received, it was one of the lowest profit years in the last decade, highlighting the rising input costs and need for increased milk prices.
20 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: rain has to stop sometime
Difficult weather has meant that Tommy Moyles has had to adapt on-farm management on a weekly and sometimes even daily basis.
20 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: soil, slurry and sheep
It's amazing how a slight change in the weather can affect livestock performance, writes James Strain.
19 March 2024 Farmer Writes
A lot of positives in new beef scheme
John Egerton doesn’t share the view of many others when it comes to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: Farmer protests are justified
Farmers are being "victimised and blamed" says Gerald Potterton, and he believes farmer protests are justified.
13 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: all ready to calve
Karen McCabe is all set to calve, with "straw bales ordered and delivered and new boarding installed".
13 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Stock bulls losing out to DIY AI
Co Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is in her third year of using DIY AI.
6 March 2024 Farmer Writes