Gerald Potterton

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Farmer Writes: winter barley harvest disappoints

In short, crops had seemingly everything going for them, yet were failing to deliver. I think we’ve all been there and seen that.

FARMER WRITES 16 July 2025

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Farmer Writes: man and car suffer in high temperatures

Farmer Writes: man and car suffer in high temperatures

FARMER WRITES 2 July 2025

Farmer Writes: panoramas of wheat in the plains of Meath

Farmer Writes: panoramas of wheat in the plains of Meath

FARMER WRITES 18 June 2025

Farmer Writes: help needed to keep tillage sector viable

Farmer Writes: help needed to keep tillage sector viable

Farmer Writes: help needed to keep tillage sector viable

FARMER WRITES 4 June 2025

Farmer Writes: slow down lads, the roads are too dangerous

Farmer Writes: slow down lads, the roads are too dangerous

Farmer Writes: slow down lads, the roads are too dangerous

FARMER WRITES 21 May 2025

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Farmer Writes: I can't bear a gate that is not properly hung

Farmer Writes: I can't bear a gate that is not properly hung

Now I suspect some people will scoff at this painting crack and say we’ve little to do (maybe that’s true).

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: they say you should never meet your heroes

Farmer Writes: they say you should never meet your heroes

I have met one or two RTÉ TV personalities who I thought were sound fellows and they turned out to be awful.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: a brief history of fertiliser spreaders

Farmer Writes: a brief history of fertiliser spreaders

As Gerald Potterton gets through plenty of spreading and spraying in the fine weather, he takes a look at the technological advances of fertiliser spreaders.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co Meath.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer Writes: a hankering for a holiday in the Hilux

Farmer Writes: a hankering for a holiday in the Hilux

Gerald Potterton uses some of his machinery experience to attempt to plan his holidays with Mrs P.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

Farmer writes: cowboy lessons from Montana to Meath

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.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2025

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