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Farm Safety Week: one lungful of slurry gas has the capacity to kill
Grace Hoare
Both stacking bales and slurry gas are lethal on farms and individuals must take safety guidelines into consideration.
24 July 2024 Farm machinery
Kerry firm bringing a fresh edge to hedge cutting
Recently established Kerry-based RT Sales Ltd is just Ireland’s second manufacturer of hedge cutters, and the new kid on the block is quickly making big inroads. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
17 July 2024 Management
Beef Management: Beef Welfare, reseeding and buying barley off the combine
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at the anomalies in the beef welfare scheme, reseeding on drystock farms and buying barley off the combine.
Dublin farmers catch and detain Lithuanian GPS thief in the act
A Dublin farming family took immediate action when they realised their farmyard and machinery were being targeted by would-be thieves in the dead of night.
3 July 2024 News
Labour and skills shortages will force contractors to go autonomous
Shortages of skilled machinery operators and competition from other sectors will force agricultural contractors to look more seriously at autonomous tractors.
26 June 2024 Farm machinery
Watch: farm construction safety video launched at BEEF2024
The video focuses on approaches to safely manage on-farm construction and farm maintenance projects.
26 June 2024 News
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
Green diesel prices back below €1/l
Prices quoted for green diesel across the country have dropped below the €1/l over the past week to lows of 96c/l, Gary Abbott reports.
5 June 2024 News
Screwing up the pump – “Digitally”
Fergal O’Sullivan of MTU Kerry looks into the controversial topic of engine ‘re-mapping’, what it entails and what owners should consider before tweaking the performance of any machines engine.
29 May 2024 Tractors
Antrim firm develops plastic shed roofing
The material is manufactured by Mallusk-headquartered company Brett Martin.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
'Short but vicious' bursts of rain hit Wexford
Recent incidences of flash flooding in Wexford have wiped out recently-sown crops and resulted in delayed cutting of silage.
29 May 2024 News
Poor trailer brakes cost thousands in tractor transmission repairs
Fergal O’Sullivan, lecturer at MTU Kerry, looks into the fundamentals of trailer brakes, brake maintenance and what to look out for on brakes when buying a new trailed implement.
22 May 2024 Farm machinery