Agriland Team

Video: Can ISOBUS save you money in the long run?
Video: Can ISOBUS save you money in the long run?

Tom Murphy, a tillage farmer from Co. Kilkenny, recently invested in both an ISOBUS-equipped John Deere tractor and an ISOBUS-compatible...

JCB sets its sights on new merchandising channels
JCB sets its sights on new merchandising channels

This year, JCB launched a range of branded prescription safety glasses with retailer Specsavers, testing a new market for its...

CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show

Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...

Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit
Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit

The Ulster Farmersā€™ Union (UFU) is requesting farmers’ views on its recently-publishedĀ discussion document on Brexit and options for a new...

Farmers’ organisation slams vegan campaign
Farmers’ organisation slams vegan campaign

The many farmers across Northern Ireland who have criticised an “anti-farming campaign” being run by Go Vegan World have a...

‘Easily cut over 200ac a day and still get home for tea’
‘Easily cut over 200ac a day and still get home for tea’

Driving down a quite country road on a sunny summer’s evening itā€™s not uncommon to come across a variety of...

Video: Giant 650hp slurry tanker on the way to UK
Video: Giant 650hp slurry tanker on the way to UK

German machinery manufacturerĀ Kotte Garant has begun the process of expanding its business into the UK market for its high-capacity slurry...

John Deere to wheel out new 400hp beast at Cereals 2017
John Deere to wheel out new 400hp beast at Cereals 2017

John Deereā€™s latestĀ tractor, the 8400R, makes its first appearance at the company stand, number 116, at the Cereals Event in...

New Holland ‘Dealer of the Year’ awards: Who are the winners?
New Holland ‘Dealer of the Year’ awards: Who are the winners?

New Holland has presented four dealers from its network in Ireland and the UK with awards at its annual Dealer...

Beef training and research facilities are ‘out of date’
Beef training and research facilities are ‘out of date’

Investment in new beef facilities at both AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) and CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...

Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone

A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....

Video: Toyota turns on the style with ‘Tonka’ Hilux
Video: Toyota turns on the style with ‘Tonka’ Hilux

Toyota has created a full-scale Tonka “toy” out of its iconic Hilux pick-up in Australia, making what would be a...

UK tractor auction giant ups its game against theft
UK tractor auction giant ups its game against theft

Cheffins, which claims to host the world’s biggest monthly tractor, machinery and plant sale, has announced new, close cooperation with...

How much will it cost to get your (pit) silage cut?
How much will it cost to get your (pit) silage cut?

Over the past week, silage contractors around the country were asked what they currently charge to cut pit (clamp) silage....

Agri and plant machinery giant makes it big in the movies
Agri and plant machinery giant makes it big in the movies

In the last reel of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Aliens, Sigourney Weaver straps into a yellow industrial ‘exo-skeleton’ to go...

UK university to showcase robotic-grown spring barley
UK university to showcase robotic-grown spring barley

Move over robotic milking – the focus is now on growing and harvesting cereal crops remotely. Members of Harper Adams...

Pics: Blaney Agri range on display at Balmoral Show
Pics: Blaney Agri range on display at Balmoral Show

The Blaney Agri Solutions GroupĀ is exhibiting several of its “top products” at this year’s Balmoral Show, which ran from May...

Irish machinery firm announces 2017 apprenticeship programme
Irish machinery firm announces 2017 apprenticeship programme

Major Equipment Intl Ltd, an Irish agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Co. Mayo, has this week announced the launch of...