Gerald Potterton

Farmer Writes: €2,000 won't get you much of a bullock

Gerald Potterton has limited his buyer to €2,000/head for stores, which he says is not getting him much of a bullock.

FARMER WRITES 21 October 2026

Farmer Writes: €2,000 won't get you much of a bullock

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Farmer Writes: the earthy season of planting begins

Farmer Writes: the earthy season of planting begins

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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: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

FARMER WRITES 26 August 2026

One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

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

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: 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 15 July 2026

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Now before you bite my head off for saying they are a dying breed, I agree there are many young women doing great work on farms, perhaps juggling an off-farm job with child rearing and all rest of it.

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

Farmer Writes: shower dodging to spray the ear wash on wheat

Farmer Writes: shower dodging to spray the ear wash on wheat

While dodging showers spraying the ear wash on the wheat, I was surprised and encouraged by how the crops look.

FARMER WRITES 17 June 2026

Farmer Writes: Brexit was Britain’s Titanic hour

Farmer Writes: Brexit was Britain’s Titanic hour

How the mighty have fallen and as a race, Great Britain is still in Empire mode and has failed to adjust to a post-colonial world.

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Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

The list of Moore drill owners reads like a who’s who of progressive tillage farmers in the 1980s, writes Gerald Potterton.

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2026

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

The suckler men (and women) have persevered and for the past 18 months are receiving decent money for their weanlings.

FARMER WRITES 6 May 2026

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