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Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

The summers of 1976 and 1977 were very hot and I have vivid memories of replacing a fan belt on the New Holland 1540S combine in unbearable heat.

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

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Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

Making hay while the sun shines

Making hay while the sun shines

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

Farmer Writes: sun and sand, but not at the beach

Farmer Writes: sun and sand, but not at the beach

Farmer Writes: sun and sand, but not at the beach

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Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

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Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is making the most of the dry conditions

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

AI able to spot troublesome docks

AI able to spot troublesome docks

Co Tyrone farmer David Clarke has had a new spot sprayer treating docks on his farm

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

The onset of harvest today is positively boring towards this carry on, but chances are your ancestors were at it centuries ago.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: a brush with danger

Farmer Writes: a brush with danger

He was uninjured other than a few bruises, but understandably received quite a fright along with giving me a rather thorough cardiac check up.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Lame sheep causing bother this year

Lame sheep causing bother this year

Derek Robinson believes this year’s issues can be traced back to the wet weather experienced last autumn.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: I've been flat out not farming

Farmer Writes: I've been flat out not farming

Considering the circumstances, grass growth has been respectable and I'm happy with how the second-cut silage has turned out, James Strain writes.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

A visit to the Glastonbury of farming and – facing into another drought – despite brief respite from the last blast of hot weather where we lost 4l a cow a day.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

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