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Farm Machinery News

All the latest agricultural machinery information, news and reviews from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all developments in the agricultural machinery sector.

Amazone plough duo performing well in Fermanagh

Gary Abbott visited the Fermanagh family run contracting business William Lee Agri, to find out how their two Amazone Cayros XMS V four furrow ploughs are performing after turning over 400 acres.

9 October 2024 Farm machinery
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New Kverneland kit breaks first Irish soil at iXperience working day

Kverneland Group Ireland an Arable iXperience Working Day in Dublin last week, in conjunction with Armstrong Machinery.

9 October 2024 Farm machinery
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With over €2,100 TAMS aid available for bale shears, what brand should you buy?

With the TAMS III grant aid continuing to attract farmers’ interest in bale shears with plastic-retaining devices, Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott look at the options on the Irish market.

2 October 2024 Farm machinery

HiSpec twin-tub does big throughput on Tipp farm

Milking 400 cows and finishing over 200 cattle, Andy and Jerry Darmody rely heavily on the use of a diet feeder all year round, Gary Abbott reports.

2 October 2024 Farm machinery
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Mayo farmer saving 60% on time and 20% on material with straw blower

Mayo dairy farmer Keith O’Boyle purchased a new VDMJ straw blower 12 months ago and claims that the machine is saving 60% on time and 20% on material. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

2 October 2024 Farm machinery

Ploughing highlights: Clarke Agri Engineering expands harrow range

Clarke Agri Engineering expanded its successful harrow range with the launch of three new products at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

25 September 2024 Farm machinery
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Ploughing highlights: Kverneland’s new generation of power harrows

Kverneland Group Ireland brought its latest generation of Rotago F power harrows to the Ploughing last week.

25 September 2024 Farm machinery

Ploughing highlights 2024: SlurryKat front reeler

Among the vast array of slurry handling equipment on display from SlurryKat was the firms all new Premium Plus front reeler, available in 1,200m and 1,400m configurations.

25 September 2024 Farm machinery
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Ploughing highlights: clean pit faces with the Trioliet silage cutter

Trioliet debuted its Triomaster S200 silage cutter at the National Ploughing Championships this week.

18 September 2024 Farm machinery