John Egerton

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

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

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Trial and error when reseeding grass

Trial and error when reseeding grass

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

Back in the swing of autumn calving

Back in the swing of autumn calving

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

Making hay while the sun shines

Making hay while the sun shines

Making hay while the sun shines

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

Farmers left with the burden of ash dieback

Farmers left with the burden of ash dieback

Farmers left with the burden of ash dieback

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

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Grass growth defies best practice advice

Grass growth defies best practice advice

Like most farmers, John Egerton has been struggling to manage grassland in recent weeks

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

John Egerton is now in the middle of breeding season for his spring-calving suckler herd.

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

Reflections after a very difficult spring

Reflections after a very difficult spring

It has been a hard slog to get this far, writes Fermanagh farmer John Egerton.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

Earlier calving is a mistake this year

Earlier calving is a mistake this year

After a good spring in 2025, John Egerton had pulled calving forward to March.

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

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 11 February 2026

2026 calving gets into full swing

2026 calving gets into full swing

John Egerton runs a split spring- and autumn-calving system on his farm in Co Fermanagh.

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

My sucklers are missing the profit gene

My sucklers are missing the profit gene

John Egerton recently took part in a pilot programme ahead of the rollout of the Bovine Genetics Project in NI.

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

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