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
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This summer was particularly quiet for contractors due to poor grass growth, according to Marty Lenehan in Maugherow, Co Sligo.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
There are signs that silage costs for the 2024 season will start off on par with 2023 levels in Northern Ireland.