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.
Labour leader Keir Starmer is obviously a very intelligent man but has a total lack of charisma and judgement, writes Joe Collingborn.
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As it’s Christmas, I thought we’d have a little crazy fun and let Billy the Jack Russell have his view on the year that was.
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It seems to have been an extra hard year on heifers as I hear empty rates are a lot higher than normal on most farms, writes Padraig Callanan.
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Thoughts have turned again to breeding of our autumn-calving herd, writes Castlederg dairy farmer, Jessica Pollock
Rising beef prices and a good general mood at farm level are to be welcomed, according to Tommy Moyles, but the shadow of Mercosur means there's less chance to relax.
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James Strain accounts his experience of last weekend's storm Darragh, which has left him with a bit of work to do on the farm.
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The injustice of the inheritance tax measures has put many feet on the street in the UK, writes Joe Collingborn.
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Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.
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The Quartermaster is no poseur wagon like a lot of 4X4s today where going off-road means just parking on the footpath.
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The young weanlings left in the shed have started to thrive since the older calves were sold.
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