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Could you win the tractor driving championship?
John Deere and Michelin are looking for Europe’s best tractor driver. The two companies are hosting the ‘European Drivers’ Championship’ in...
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Cyril Johnston appointed Kioti tractor dealer for Northern Ireland
Co. Down machinery dealer, Cyril Johnston Ltd, has confirmed its appointment as a dealer for the Kioti range of tractors...
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Calling all 'green-blooded' fanatics: Did this John Deere gearbox pass you by?
Something that got lost amidst the excitement surrounding updates to John Deere’s 6R Series tractors, quite some time ago, was an upgrade...
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Brand new 'Interceptor' arrives on the sprayer scene
Chafer – a manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, England – has launched a new self-propelled sprayer. The launch marks a return to...
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Details 'unfold' of Berthoud's latest sprayers
Berthoud – a French firm that is known to many Irish tillage farmers – has launched new mounted and trailed...
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Could this 'compact' shovel be kitted out to tackle any silage pit?
Adding to the construction giant’s offering for farmers and agricultural contractors, Caterpillar has begun to showcase its recently-launched 918M wheeled...
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Krone looks to Liebherr for muscle – for its 'mid-sized' foragers
Krone’s Big X 700 and 770 self-propelled forage harvesters will be powered by Liebherr V8 engines from this season onwards. The...
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Package of Pottinger upgrades for 2017 silage wagons
Austrian company Pottinger, the world’s biggest manufacturer of self-loading silage wagons by some margin, has announced a package of new...
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A closer look at McCormick's big guns...new and old
McCormick recently rolled out a package of upgrades for its X7.6 family of tractors, including the addition of a X7.690 model....
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Latest Kuhn tillage kit is a keen 'Performer'
Two new versions of Kuhn’s ‘Performer’ have been added to the company’s range of non-powered, deep tine/disc cultivators. New 6m...
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Samco notches up another award, as it breaks new ground in Russia
Samco, based in Adare, Co. Limerick, has won a Deloitte ‘Best Managed Companies Award‘ for a third time. The company,...
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SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) and Kramp extend tie-up on spare parts
SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) and Kramp have announced that their “strategic business cooperation” on spare parts has been extended until 2021....
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Don't forget to charge your phone...and your diet feeder
Supertino, a manufacturer based in northern Italy, is testing its newly-developed 100% electric-powered, self-propelled diet feeder. Fitted with a 100kW electric...
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Horsch storms ahead in 2017, as we look back on its past creations
German-based Horsch is best known here in Ireland for its cultivation and drilling equipment – via main agent Kellys of Borris...
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'Smart' spreader avoids getting stuck in a rut
The French-built Dangreville ‘intelligent’ spreader can automatically inflate and deflate its tyres, without the operator having to intervene. Tyre pressure (on...
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Multi-purpose 'tool carrier' treads lightly in north Co. Dublin
One of the more unusual machines you might see roaming about the roads of Counties Dublin and Meath is a Lite-Trac...
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Video: 3-wheeled, self-propelled slurry tanker is now a familiar sight in Co. Galway
A familiar sight around Bullaun near Loughrea, Co. Galway is Doyle Agri’s Hydro-Trike – a 3-wheeled self-propelled slurry tanker, complete with an...
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5 friends buy and 'do up' an ageing Case IH forager...for fun and charity
One of the most interesting entries at the upcoming ‘Great Grass Event’ close to Trim, Co. Meath on May 6 will be...
