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Farmer Writes: eventful start to calving

Karen McCabe had to summon the vet for a cow calving that needed a Caesarean – and that's when the fun started, she writes.

FARMER WRITES 8 April 2026

Farmer Writes: eventful start to calving

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Farmer Writes: why astronauts have really flown to the moon

Farmer Writes: why astronauts have really flown to the moon

FARMER WRITES 8 April 2026

Patiently waiting for spring turnout

Patiently waiting for spring turnout

FARMER WRITES 8 April 2026

Farmer Writes: balancing weight gains and falling price

Farmer Writes: balancing weight gains and falling price

Farmer Writes: balancing weight gains and falling price

FARMER WRITES 3 April 2026

Farmer Writes: calving winding down

Farmer Writes: calving winding down

Farmer Writes: calving winding down

FARMER WRITES 1 April 2026

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Lambing sheep is a young person’s game

Lambing sheep is a young person’s game

There would be no sheep enterprise if it wasn’t for my sons, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Farmer Writes: sucklers and sharks, a spring surprise

Farmer Writes: sucklers and sharks, a spring surprise

Every spring throws up surprises, writes Tommy Moyles, but a shark in the field with some sucklers wasn't one he ever expected to find.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

It is a given that the number of dairy herds halves every 10 years.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Farmer Writes: a new jack for bull calves

Farmer Writes: a new jack for bull calves

After a quick rummage in the cow, I’d straightened out two bent front legs but I had an inkling it wasn’t going to be as simple as that.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

Such a change would permanently remove me from the sow-fertiliser-spray-combine cycle giving me loads of time to go on holiday and an odd weekend away.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Weaknesses exposed at lambing time

Weaknesses exposed at lambing time

Co Down farmer Derek Robinson has had a busy few weeks in the lambing shed.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

On-off grazing to the fore in spring 2026

On-off grazing to the fore in spring 2026

David Clarke operates a spring-calving system outside Augher in Co Tyrone

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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