Machinery
East meets west: Room for a Chinese loader on the silage pit?
With silage season sweeping across the country in recent weeks, sightings of loading shovels trundling across the countryside have become...
Machinery
Machinery
Glimpse of the future: Valtra Design Challenge winners revealed
Tractor manufacturer Valtra announced the winners of the first Valtra Design Challenge last Wednesday, May 31. The Valtra Design Challenge...
Machinery
Monster 18ft silage fork offered by Irish company
Limerick-based company, O’Connor Engineering (OCE), manufactures possibly the largest silage fork in the country – measuring 18ft – primarily for export...
Machinery
Video: Watch this Komatsu tackle 'wagon' silage in the midlands
Contractor James Geoghegan took delivery of a Komatsu WA270 loading shovel in late 2016, primarily for silage work but for...
Machinery
How is this Fendt forager faring in Northern Ireland?
A Fendt Katana 65 self-propelled forage harvester is currently working in Northern Ireland. This is the first such Fendt-branded machine to be...
Machinery
That's one 'Claas' app - check out this ISOBUS upgrade
The ‘EASY on board app‘ from machinery giant Claas has received official AEF certification as an ISOBUS terminal. This app is...
Rural Life
Massey Ferguson and Macra agree 'Platinum' sponsorship deal
Massey Ferguson has signed a ‘Platinum’ sponsorship agreement with Macra na Feirme, the rural youth organisation. Massey Ferguson, in its...
Machinery
Bucking the trend: Deutz to focus on tractors rather than implements
Contrary to the strategy adopted by several major tractor manufacturers, who are expanding their product ranges with tillage and grass...
Machinery
Another way to push up silage: Is it a haybob or a buck-rake?
Dutch firm Hoopman Machines BV – the company behind the Holaris brand – manufactures a range of interesting agricultural products....
Machinery
Chart: Which are the top-rated tractor brands?
The European organisation representing the agricultural machinery industry – CLIMMAR – recently revealed the results of its 2016 survey of machinery dealers...
Grass
Should you pay extra for a 'long draw' at silage time?
In for the long haul? The question was posed to Agriland as to how exactly agricultural contractors set their rates...
Machinery
Zetor hits the road - for the 7th time
For a seventh time, Zetor has embarked on a journey that will last for several thousand kilometres. The company is embarking...
Machinery
'Jubilee edition' tractor marks 175 years for Case IH
Case IH has created a 175th anniversary version of its Puma 175 CVX tractor, which will be available in a limited production...
Machinery
Zetor churns out over 3,000 tractors in a 'tough' 2016
Revenues at Zetor reached €118 million last year. 3,144 machines were produced and sold, out of which 86% were exported to...
Machinery
New Irish Landini and McCormick plans revealed
Following an initial report on Agriland yesterday (May 29), we can now confirm that Argo Tractors – the manufacturer of...
Machinery
New importer for McCormick and Landini tractors
AgriArgo UK Ltd, the existing Landini and McCormick tractor distributor for the UK, will take over the distribution of both brands...
Machinery
Video: Watch this new CAT tackle the silage scene in Clare
With silage fever having swept across the country last week, it was not at all uncommon to see large machinery...
Machinery
Video: Is this the largest buck-rake in the country?
A family of agricultural contractors in Northern Ireland are believed to be one of the first customers in the country...
