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Northern Ireland
Midwinter check on performance
John Egerton
John Egerton used the festive period to assess animal growth rates this winter.
30 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Top five farmer writer videos from 2024
Our farmer writers in Northern Ireland captured video footage from their farms throughout 2024.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Succession plan knocked back by IHT change
The proposed reforms of UK inheritance tax could have big implications for our farm, writes John Egerton.
Struggles with two year-old calving
Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.
4 December 2024 Farmer Writes
More complications with finishing cattle
John Egerton has a number of different groups of finishing cattle on his farm.
20 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Life is getting busy off the farm
John Egerton is involved in a number of organisations that require him to take time away from the farm.
30 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Grazing season drawing to a close
A good September was very welcome, writes Fermanagh farmer, John Egerton.
9 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Impressed by farming in the Orkney Islands
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton spent last weekend visiting the Orkney Islands in Scotland.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dealing with another snatch-and-grab year
There have been few opportunities for field work this summer, writes John Egerton.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
A long wait for the magic of clover
Growing clover is proving to be a relentless struggle for Fermanagh farmer, John Egerton
24 July 2024 Farmer Writes