N.Ireland
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...
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Machinery
Auction report: Pics and prices from ‘monster’ Cambridge tractor sale
Monday (September 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
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
New emissions limits on the way: How will they affect tractors?
New diesel engine emissions limits will soon apply to tractors in Europe – so what do the new rules say?...
National Ploughing Championships
It's official: McHale's new rake touches down...at the 'Ploughing'
McHale will introduce its new, long-anticipated silage rake at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore. The new twin-rotor, centre-delivery...
Agri Politics
'Concrete progress' made: Brexit border crossings could take seconds
Clearing border customs post-Brexit could take just seconds, Brexit Secretary David Davis told MPs at Westminster earlier this week. He...
Machinery
Is AGCO's latest creation the 'Ideal' combine harvester?
It’s not often in the machinery industry that a company gets the opportunity to develop a machine from a blank...
N.Ireland
Training in registering livestock online to start this month
More than 8,000 farmers are currently using APHIS Online, a figure which should rise following the planned upcoming training events,...
Machinery
Pronar tractors - built in Poland for Poland
While the Pronar brand-name is relatively unknown here in Ireland, the entity is a manufacturer of some significance in its...
National Ploughing Championships
Self-propelled diet feeder 'loads' up for the 'Ploughing'
Keenan, part of the Alltech empire, will bring its MechFiber 345SP self-propelled mixer wagon (diet feeder) to this year’s National...
Machinery
Room with a view: Tractor conversion opens up new possibilities
This intriguing picture depicts a Deutz-Fahr tractor that has undergone a major ‘surgical’ procedure; it has been modified to enable...
N.Ireland
3-year driving ban handed down to lorry driver who caused farmer's death
A 3-year driving ban and a suspended jail sentence was reportedly handed down to a lorry driver who caused a...
N.Ireland
Payment rates for the Small Dairy Farmer Scheme in NI announced
The payment rates for the Small Dairy Farmer Scheme in Northern Ireland have been revealed by the Department of Agriculture,...
Machinery
First look: Krone 'lifts' the lid on new-generation forage harvester
Krone, the family-owned machinery giant, will unveil its latest additions to its BiG X range at the upcoming Agritechnica machinery extravagnaza. Three...
National Ploughing Championships
Low-slung tanker barrels into the 'Ploughing'
OBE Waste & Agri will showcase its growing range of slurry tankers at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Co. Offaly (from...
Machinery
Kuhn: Why not use the same rolls of film to bind and wrap your bales?
Kuhn has upgraded its fixed-chamber round baler-wrapper combination machine by making film binding (instead of net) available as an option....
Machinery
Pottinger boosts turnover, despite 'challenging' conditions
Despite challenging conditions in the farm machinery industry, Pottinger’s turnover grew by 2% – to €308 million – during the 2016/2017...
Machinery
Get 'connected' and 'talk' to your diesel engine
Engine giant Cummins has launched a new wireless diagnostic service in some world markets. According to the company, this technology...
