John Egerton

The story of spring calving in 2025

Spring calving generally went well, but there were still a couple of issues, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 4 June 2025

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Managing grass is always worth the effort

Managing grass is always worth the effort

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 May 2025

Bovine genetics project will be worth the wait

Bovine genetics project will be worth the wait

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

Plans scuppered in another busy spring

Plans scuppered in another busy spring

Plans scuppered in another busy spring

FARMER WRITES 16 April 2025

Best not to dwell on January beef sales

Best not to dwell on January beef sales

Best not to dwell on January beef sales

FARMER WRITES 26 March 2025

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Time well spent in health check van

Time well spent in health check van

John Egerton urges other farmers to avail of the Farm Families Health Check service.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2024

Fed up looking at bags of black plastic

Fed up looking at bags of black plastic

Fermanagh farmer, John Egerton is a member of a recycling scheme for his farm plastic.

FARMER WRITES 4 December 2024

Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn

Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn

John Egerton reckons he got off fairly lightly compared to some neighbouring farms.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2024

Midwinter check on performance

Midwinter check on performance

John Egerton used the festive period to assess animal growth rates this winter.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2024

Top five farmer writer videos from 2024

Top five farmer writer videos from 2024

Our farmer writers in Northern Ireland captured video footage from their farms throughout 2024.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2024

Succession plan knocked back by IHT change

Succession plan knocked back by IHT change

The proposed reforms of UK inheritance tax could have big implications for our farm, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 4 December 2024

Struggles with two year-old calving

Struggles with two year-old calving

Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 4 December 2024

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