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The Farmers Journal team of farmer writes journalists from Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and beyond are dedicated to providing local farming news, comment and opinion across the dairy, beef & tillage sectors.

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Farmer writes: let there be light in Leitrim

After 15 days without, power has return to Karen McKabe’s home and farm.

12 February 2025 FARMER WRITES
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Farmer Writes: post-storm tidy-up continues

Derek Robinson had some significant damage done to sheds during storm Éowyn.

12 February 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Farmer writes: cowboy lessons from Montana to Meath

Gerald Potterton takes some inspiration from Yellowstone and how the American drama might influence the home farm.

12 February 2025 FARMER WRITES
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Farmer Writes: calving under way for 2025

The cows are out day and night at the moment, making the most of the paddocks close to the yard.

5 February 2025 FARMER WRITES
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Farmer Writes: avoiding the extremes of storm Éowyn

West Cork avoided the worst ravages of storm Éowyn, but it reminded Tommy Moyles of two other storms that made their mark in the area.

5 February 2025 FARMER WRITES
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February workload starts with TB test

After a quiet few weeks, the workload is on the rise, write Jessica Pollock.

5 February 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Farmer Writes: inheritance tax saga a smoking volcano

Last week on the farm could be called a media week for Joe and Rosemary Collingborn.

2 February 2025 FARMER WRITES
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Farmer Writes: hay shed ripped asunder

Travelling anywhere on the roads shows just how extreme the wind was, with fallen/broken trees everywhere and buildings damaged.

29 January 2025 FARMER WRITES
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Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter

And as if we were looking for something more to do, storm Éowyn uprooted eight very large leylandii evergreen trees in the garden.

29 January 2025 FARMER WRITES
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