It's that time of year again when the fields are void of farmers and 4x4's in Belfast are driven by farmers and not yummy mummies.Yeah, it's
Balmoral Show time again. Coinciding with this is the release of a new book entitled
Memories From The Farmyard.The
blurb for the book reads...
In this book Paul Callaghan highlights and celebrates the work of notable Ulster livestock breeders who, in the same way as the famous 18th century English farmer Robert Bakewell, were inspired to take up the challenge to ‘breed something better’. Through a fascinating and entertaining series of accounts, that first featured in Farm Week, we explore aspects such as the impact of the Ravenhill herd on the British Friesian breed and the Heyday of the Hereford. We also pay homage to the Large White Ulster breed of pigs and look at some old examples of the ‘veterinary art’.
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