Machinery
New-look Zetors out in a 'show' of force
Zetor will be out in force at this year’s four-day Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland. The show starts tomorrow...
Machinery
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Video: Watch a high-powered tractor and combine 'skating' on ice
Mitas Tyres, the Czech tyre manufacturer, has recently joined forces with Russian agricultural machinery company, Rostselmash, in a project designed to...
Machinery
Pics: Army of wagons and a truck tackle silage in the midlands
A silage cutting frenzy enveloped the country earlier this week, as a veritable heatwave swept across the landscape. Silage harvesters,...
Machinery
Spotted in Tipperary: Is this Turkish tractor a delight?
Billy O’Dwyer Farm Machinery, the Irish importer and distributor of the Hattat tractor brand, held an open day this weekend...
Machinery
The tracked machine that knows when to stop digging
Japanese machinery giant, Komatsu, has developed a new hydraulic excavator with ‘Intelligent Machinery Control‘. While tracked excavators don’t normally catch...
Rural Life
Euroskills agri mechanic competition: What's it all about?
The Euroskills 2016 competition, for the ‘agricultural mechanic’ category, was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, back in December. One of 35...
Machinery
Video: Watch the 'Tool-Trac' put through its paces
Danish machinery company, Timan, manufactures a novel tool carrier / mini-loader hybrid that is not a familiar sight in this country...
Machinery
Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017
Cereals 2017 is one of the biggest trade shows in either Ireland or the UK specifically focused on the tillage sector....
Rural Life
Pics: Tractor engulfed in flames while drawing in bales
The silage harvesting season is in full swing due to the extended period of fine weather, but one unlucky farmer in...
Machinery
Video: Have your weeding done by robot Dino
French firm Naio Technologies has developed its most recent agricultural robot specifically for larger vegetable growing set-ups – namely a weeding robot...
Machinery
'Revolutionary' hedgecutter is completely 'on the level'
British agricultural equipment firm, Mzuri, unveiled its “revolutionary” new hedgecutter, the Razorback Auto-Level 550, at the Cereals 2017 event, which...
Machinery
Pics: JCB to wheel out 'innovative' new kit at major show
One of JCB’s main UK distributors will exhibit an array of brand new machines at the Royal Highland Show (RHS)....
Machinery
New 'road-spec' tractor tyre: Is this what contractors need?
A ‘new generation’ of agricultural tyre – the RoadBib – has been launched by tyre manufacturer Michelin. It, says the company,...
Machinery
New man heads up Zetor sales across Ireland
Gerry Rabbitte has been appointed as the countrywide sales representative for Zetor tractors and Merlo telehandlers by machinery distributor McHale...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Clare contractor reveals his machinery 'hits' and 'misses'
What is the most reliable tried-and-tested machinery for contracting? What works best on the ground? To answer these questions, AgriLand got...
Machinery
60kph for Valtra's latest tractors: Too fast or too slow?
Valtra is expanding its fourth-generation N and T Series ranges upwards, with the introduction of new models and the SmartTouch...
Agri Politics
Is a single set of EU rules for farm and utility machines on the way?
A single European system of rules is being sought by a combination of European ‘mobile machine’ manufacturers this week from...
Machinery
Video: Watch this self-steering Volvo 'sugar cane' truck
Volvo has built self-steering trucks that are providing a boost in productivity to sugar cane farms in Brazil. The trucks...
