Machinery
Fleet profile: Galway contractor reveals his machinery 'highs' and 'lows'
Maurice Gannon runs a busy farming and contracting operation at his base – close to Creggs on the Galway/Roscommon border. His tillage...
Silage
Rural Life
Poll: What can't you live without on your tractor during the silly season?
Farmers and contractors spend a lot of time in the cab of a tractor during the year, especially during the...
Machinery
New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs 'forced' steering system
Irish-based manufacturer Smyth Trailers has just released a new, high-capacity silage trailer to “service the needs of modern day agricultural...
Rural Life
Young farmer snubs court date in favour of silage
A 21-year-old farmer faced with a number of motoring offences recently decided to snub his court date in order to...
N.Ireland
Young farmer snubs court date in favour of silage
A 21-year-old farmer faced with a number of motoring offences recently decided to snub his court date in order to...
Machinery
Have you ever seen a self-propelled silage 'merger'?
We have self-propelled forage harvesters and mowers; why not a self-propelled rake – or, better again, a self-propelled swath merger?...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Roscommon contractor reveals his machinery 'highs' and 'lows'
Noel and David Neilan run a busy contracting operation at Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon, whilst also running a drystock farm. The...
Machinery
Video: Artic trucks called in to help with 35km silage draw
A local haulier was recently called in to help a farmer draw silage close to 35km from the field to...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Kildare contractor reveals his machinery ‘highs’ and ‘lows’
Michael Keily runs a successful agri-contracting business located in the heart of Ireland at Grangecon, Moone, Co. Kildare. The business...
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,...
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...
Rural Life
Farmers shifting silage warned not to create traffic chaos
Farmers transporting heavy loads of silage this summer have been warned off motorways, and to move over on the road...
Machinery
Pics: Silage fever grips Monaghan as vintage and classic machines get busy
A record number of participants took part in a silage cutting event in Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, over the June bank...
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
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....
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
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...
