03 July 2024 ‘Give the farming community more of a voice’ Well readers, as I sit here and pen this month’s column, not much has changed weather-wise since last... Continue reading
08 June 2024 Halfway there Well readers, here we are halfway through 2024, and still battling the weather. Continue reading
09 April 2024 Playing catch up Well, my friends, spring may have reared its head last month, but it wasn’t long about retreating. Continue reading
06 March 2024 Spring has sprung Well, readers, spring is in the air! The daffodils are popping up and being joined by various other... Continue reading
04 January 2024 If it sounds too good... Well readers, here we go again – the start of a new farming year. Firstly, may I wish all our readers... Continue reading
05 December 2023 Goodbye to 2023 We bid farewell to 2023, and I am not a bit sorry to see the back of it. What a challenging year... Continue reading
06 November 2023 ‘You can only play what is in front of you’ Well readers, as I sit and compile this month’s column, the rain is pelting down in buckets outside. Continue reading
09 October 2023 The jewel in the crown The National Ploughing Championships (the Ploughing) are over, and the year is rolling on. Continue reading
06 September 2023 ‘If you ate today, thank a farmer Well, readers, I know it is probably not a good idea to start this column with a moan but that is... Continue reading
02 August 2023 Weather woes Well readers, as I pen this month’s column, we are preparing to wave goodbye to summer 2023. And,... Continue reading
05 July 2023 Second half of 2023 Well, readers, we are now into the second half of 2023. Time is flying and the farming seasons are... Continue reading
08 May 2023 Welcome I want to extend a very warm welcome to our pre-show focus of this year’s Farm Tractor and Machinery... Continue reading
08 May 2023 Time for more rural bums on seats? Well, my friends, as I pen this month’s column the weather is holding us to ransom as we farm between... Continue reading
04 April 2023 Punchestown, ahoy! Well, readers, here we are into the second quarter of 2023 already! It seems like only yesterday that... Continue reading
21 March 2023 Time for some sense and sensibility And so, readers, 2023 begins. Last year went by in a flash for me. Post-pandemic travel restrictions... Continue reading
09 March 2023 Excitement and adventure around every corner This month, we return to a range of machines that has featured – and rightly so – on these pages before:... Continue reading