Machinery
Do you think you have a chance against a PTO?
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...
Machinery
Machinery
Disease for design: A Kilkenny man and his 'clever' bale collecting trailer
“I suppose you could say I have a ‘disease for design’. It’s not uncommon that I would be in the...
Rural Life
Premium machinery destroyed in massive blaze in Co. Roscommon
Machinery, worth hundreds of thousands of euros, has been destroyed in a major fire at a contractor’s yard in Co....
Machinery
Sit back and relax: Medal-winning combine sets itself
New Holland has notched up a silver medal at the upcoming Agritechnica show for its “pro-active and automatic” combine setting...
Machinery
Mowers, rakes and tedders: Prices revealed from FTMTA auction
An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
National Ploughing Championships
Fill your slurry tanker in less than 60 seconds
Colgan Agri, a Tullamore-based father-and-son contracting company, launched a mobile slurry tanker ‘Filling Arm’ at the National Ploughing Championships, in...
Machinery
Tractor pics and prices: Results from huge Punchestown auction
A sizeable unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA)...
National Ploughing Championships
Farm invention that cuts out 'hardship' and 'saves your back'
Ballyealan Engineering, an agri-engineering company in its infancy, launched the ‘Easy Arm’ at the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly...
National Ploughing Championships
Novel '3 in 1' trailer launched at the 'Ploughing'
A&W Engineering, an Irish manufacturer of “heavy-duty” trailers, is currently launching its new ‘3 in 1’ trailer at the National Ploughing...
National Ploughing Championships
Slurry technology to 'cut and dribble' its way to the 'Ploughing'
Mastek, an Irish manufacturer of low-emission slurry spreading machinery, is launching three new features for its range of Slurry Mate...
Machinery
World's largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?
Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural machinery exhibition, is fast approaching. It will take place in Hanover, Germany, from November 12...
Machinery
Auction report: Tractor pics and prices from the 'monster' Cambridge sale
Last week (Monday, August 7) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at the Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
Rural Life
Pics: Tullamore Show enjoys clear skies and a bustling crowd
The 2017 Tullamore Show and AIB National Livestock Show took place today (Sunday, August 13) on the grounds of the...
Machinery
Show preview: Machinery 'locked and loaded' for Tullamore
The 2017 Tullamore Show and AIB National Livestock Show will take place tomorrow (Sunday, August 13) on the grounds of...
Machinery
Auction report: Pics and prices from clearance sale in Kilkenny
Micheal Doyle Auctions hosted a clearance sale of farm machinery on Saturday (August 5). The auction involved tractors, a combine harvester and tillage...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Western contractor reveals his machinery ‘ups’ and ‘downs’
Kennedy Bros runs a sizeable agricultural contracting business in Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon. There is a farm enterprise in the mix, but the contracting...
Machinery
On-site tractor and machinery auctions 'proving profitable' across the water
Auction company Cheffins, which is best known here in Ireland for its huge monthly tractor and machinery sales across the...
Machinery
Auction report: Tractors galore at this month's busy Cambridge sale
Last Monday, July 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at the Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds...
