Rural Life
Pics: Eye-catching classic tractors turn the sod at Cooley ploughing festival
The 2017 Convoy to Cooley Peninsula Ploughing Festival took place this weekend; the event was hosted in Riverstown. The festival included...
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Agri-Business
Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market
A trip to an orchard near Ljubljana, Slovenia, proved to be a ‘light bulb’ moment for Co. Down farmer, Will...
Machinery
Landini and McCormick tractors back at the Ploughing - with new faces
Landini and McCormick tractors will be back at the National Ploughing Championships this year as new distributor AgriArgo UK “underlines...
Rural Life
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
N.Ireland
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
Machinery
'Machine Sync': Letting the combine driver 'control' the tractor and trailer
Winner of a DLG Silver Medal at Agritechnica 2011, John Deere’s ‘Machine Sync’ machine-to-machine communication system has been in operation...
Machinery
Machinery trade association to hold AGM next month
The 2017 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) will take place at 12...
Forestry
Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines
G&G Timber Harvesting is a relatively new venture; it’s based in Camross Co. Laois and is owned and operated by...
Machinery
MF's French tractor factory set to grow
AGCO – the parent company of Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra and other brands – is set to expand its factory in...
N.Ireland
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...
N.Ireland
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...
Machinery
Pics: New round balers from machinery giant John Deere
Variable-chamber balers have long-since been less popular than their fixed-chamber (roller-type) counterparts here in Ireland. Such machines do sell well...
Machinery
It's a wrap: Claas joins the 'film instead of net' movement
Claas says that its latest Rollant 455 UNIWRAP can, instead of the usual net wrapping process, apply film to initially...
N.Ireland
'Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that while it is helpful that the government has put on paper its...
Machinery
On-the-move bale weighing for Claas Quadrant
A week ago (August 10), AgriLand brought you news of updates to Lexion 700 series hybrid (rotary/straw-walker) and 600 series straw-walker combines...
Machinery
Pics: First combine in the world to run on natural gas
Gomselmash – a major manufacturer of combine and forage harvesters from Belarus – is testing the first large-scale combine harvester...
N.Ireland
Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture
The AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) released the results of a comprehensive one-year study called ‘The Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade...
Machinery
Pics: 'Unusual' forage harvester from the 'east' struts its stuff
AgriLand recently profiled Russian harvester manufacturer Rostselmash – a company most readily associated with combine harvesters and self-propelled forage harvesters....
