James Strain

Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing

I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.

FARMER WRITES 21 April 2025

News 2

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Farmer Writes: hoping for a better year than 2012

Farmer Writes: hoping for a better year than 2012

FARMER WRITES 2 April 2025

Farmer writes: letting nature do its thing with grass

Farmer writes: letting nature do its thing with grass

FARMER WRITES 24 March 2025

Farmer Writes: talking all things clover

Farmer Writes: talking all things clover

Farmer Writes: talking all things clover

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2025

Farmer Writes: roll on the grazing season

Farmer Writes: roll on the grazing season

Farmer Writes: roll on the grazing season

FARMER WRITES 24 February 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Farmer Writes: what price is too dear?

Farmer Writes: what price is too dear?

Finished cattle are one thing, but the store market has just gone crazy altogether, especially over the last two weeks, writes James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: no point saying no to an inspector

Farmer Writes: no point saying no to an inspector

I suppose it's important to remember that Department inspectors are only out trying to do a job, they’re not out to get anyone.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: Not everything puts on weight over Christmas

Farmer Writes: Not everything puts on weight over Christmas

Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden there’s no one there to do the work or feed the stock. People can be left in an awful situation overnight, James Strain writes.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: repairs in wake of storm Darragh

Farmer Writes: repairs in wake of storm Darragh

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.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Over 75% of my herd is bought in, which obviously increases the potential risks that some of the bought in cattle could have been exposed to infection, James Strain writes.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: it’s hard to believe it’s November

Farmer Writes: it’s hard to believe it’s November

All as that is and at the risk of sounding like a complaining farmer, it’s just not natural, writes James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

Farmer Writes: first of the bought-in cattle killed

Farmer Writes: first of the bought-in cattle killed

All heifers were weighed in July and a batch of the heaviest were picked out to get a bit of meal at grass and these are the batch that have now been killed, writes James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 30 October 2024

SPONSORED

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

LOAD MORE STORIES