Farmer Writes

Farmer Writes: 13-year-old cow takes 'one giant leap for cowkind' at hoof trim

Karen McCabe writes about the delicate balance between not keeping cattle in paddocks for too long and not teaching calves to sing for their supper.

FARMER WRITES 7 October 2026

Farmer Writes: 13-year-old cow takes 'one giant leap for cowkind' at hoof trim

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A tetany victim is a bad start to the day

A tetany victim is a bad start to the day

FARMER WRITES 7 October 2026

Farmer Writes: the earthy season of planting begins

Farmer Writes: the earthy season of planting begins

FARMER WRITES 7 October 2026

Farmer Writes: No two farms are the same

Farmer Writes: No two farms are the same

Farmer Writes: No two farms are the same

FARMER WRITES 30 September 2026

Why our farms look their best in autumn

Why our farms look their best in autumn

Why our farms look their best in autumn

FARMER WRITES 30 September 2026

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Farmer Writes: raising the breeding bar

Farmer Writes: raising the breeding bar

Scanning took place on Tommy Moyles' suckler herd at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork recently and there were contrasting results. All of which he thinks will help improve the herd.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

Farmer Writes: lawns and oilseed rape motoring ahead with growing weather

Farmer Writes: lawns and oilseed rape motoring ahead with growing weather

Gerald Potterton also writes about bringing his Jack Russell to the vets.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

Too much grass for autumn calving

Too much grass for autumn calving

Jessica Pollock runs a split spring and autumn calving dairy system outside Castlederg

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

Farmer Writes: should I buy fertiliser now or wait and see?

Farmer Writes: should I buy fertiliser now or wait and see?

A price that looks expensive one week can look very reasonable the following week and vice versa.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

Farmer Writes: doors to another world

Farmer Writes: doors to another world

Sometimes in farming life goes slow but as Tommy Moyles recalls it can fly by in an instant too.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

Farmer Writes: grass returns with the rain

Farmer Writes: grass returns with the rain

When the grass first started coming back into the diet, cows dropped back to around 19-20l.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

John Egerton has taken on a new enterprise on his beef and sheep farm in Co Fermanagh.

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

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