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'Our running costs have soared by 45pc in three years,' says Cork contractor

Claire McCormack caught up with Padraig Noonan of Cork based Noonan Agri Contractors to find out more about the ins and outs of running a modern contracting business in 2024

25 September 2024
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September hay saved in Sligo

This summer was particularly quiet for contractors due to poor grass growth, according to Marty Lenehan in Maugherow, Co Sligo.

24 September 2024 NEWS
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Dairy beef delivering for Meath family partnership

The father-and-son partnership of Aidan and Luke Maguire is working positively and delivering a net margin of over €700/ha, writes Shaun Diver.

11 September 2024 NEWS

Almost three decades of Bomford for Wicklow contractor

Hedge-cutting almost 30 years and now on his seventh new Bomford hedge cutter, Gary Abbott finds out why Bomfords Variable Forward Arm has been a game changer for Wicklow contractor Richard Woodroofe.

24 July 2024
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Major ‘blender style’ head cutting running costs by 50% for contractor

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Roscommon contractor John Murray, who swapped out two flail heads for two Major rotary heads on his Bomford hedge cutters.

24 July 2024
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Armagh contractor clearance auction takes place this week

Mid Ulster Auctions is hosting a timed online machinery auction on behalf of Armagh agricultural contractors S&B Campbell, comprising a fleet of tractors, slurry and grass equipment.

20 June 2024 NEWS
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Little change expected to silage contractor charges

There are signs that silage costs for the 2024 season will start off on par with 2023 levels in Northern Ireland.

1 May 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND