Machinery
Pics: How have New Holland's latest instalments performed at Gurteen?
Back in February, Gurteen Agricultural College in Co. Tipperary updated its tractor fleet for the school, having brought in five New...
Machinery
Rural Life
Pic: Contractor's loading shovel goes up in flames
Firefighters were called to an incident yesterday, May 24, in a town in Northern Ireland after a contractor’s loading shovel...
Rural Life
Pics: Record-breaking Connacht Tractor Run a 'great success'
The Connacht Tractor Run, which took place on a new (as yet unopened) motorway last Sunday, May 21, couldn’t have...
Machinery
Pics: Tractors command 'strong' prices at UK dispersal sale
Agricultural machinery auction specialist Cheffins has just completed two major farm dispersal sales in Yorkshire, England. Both auctions produced some...
Machinery
Facts and figures: What tractors and machinery are selling across Europe?
The European farm machinery market is expected to return to growth again in 2017. Sales expectations for most European countries...
Grass
How much do contractors charge per acre for 'wagon' silage?
Wagon operators from around the country were asked to quote how much they are currently charging for cutting silage this...
Grass
Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?
When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are getting. While ‘standard’ 750mm...
Machinery
Hi-Spec adds weigh cells and 'rate control' to its spreader
Hi-Spec Engineering has added the option of weigh cells and an application rate monitoring system for its Xcel 1250 manure...
Machinery
Watch: Volvo's 100% electric mini-digger in action
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), best known among the farming fraternity for its wheeled loading shovels, has unveiled a 100%...
Machinery
Russian firm to assemble Zetor tractors near Moscow
Zetor has entered the Russian tractor market. The first components are now being shipped to an assembly plant near Moscow. The...
Grass
What is the going price for slurry spreading?
There is a wide range of prices currently being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country to get slurry spread. Quotes...
Machinery
Pics: Dark 'Kat' spotted on the prowl in the south-east
Waterford-based agricultural contractor Patsy Nugent has taken delivery of a new flagship 2500-gallon SlurryKat tanker, complete with a 9m dribble...
Machinery
Tractor of the Year 2018 competition kicks off
Trelleborg and the Tractor of the Year Awards team have collaborated once again for the co-marketed event, ‘Tractor of the Year...
Machinery
Coolmore adds special, striking JCB 'steeds' to its fleet
When you think of racehorses one name that immediately springs to mind is Coolmore. This is for very good reason,...
Machinery
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...
Rural Life
Reminder: Record Connacht tractor run attempt to take place this weekend
Plans are in motion to break the Connacht record for the number of participants in a tractor run in Corofin,...
Machinery
New and old on show at Deutz-Fahr's ultra-modern factory
From next month, the new ‘Deutz-Fahr Arena‘ will open at the German manufacturer’s base in Lauingen. Completed in just 10...
Machinery
Pics: A new Deutz-Fahr tractor off the line every 12 minutes
After three years of planning and construction, the new Deutz-Fahr tractor factory – the so-called ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’ – is now producing...
