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IFA calls on Minister to rethink dribble bar exclusion from TAMS

It’s an own goal not having the dribble bar and others such as the Moscha swivel spout grant-aided, according to the IFA.

24 September 2024 NEWS

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

‘Absolutely impossible’ to meet slurry spreading deadline - Mayo councillor

Aontú’s Cllr Paul Lawless is calling for an extension to the deadline well into October as a matter of urgency.

23 September 2024 NEWS
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New kid on the block claims machine of the year accolade

Newly established Kerry-based RT Sales Ltd has won the NPA machine of the year accolade for 2024 with its hedge cutter design.

18 September 2024 NEWS

Contractors seek slurry spreading extension

Contractors say that the revised closing date of 1 October 2024 for the application of organic fertilisers to farmland is not practical.

18 September 2024 NEWS

Vogelsang launches new trailer-mounted slurry separator

Vogelsang has launched a new trailer-mounted XSplit trailer, which is lighter than previous versions and comes with the option of a remote-control system that can be operated using a mobile phone.

4 September 2024 NEWS
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Farmhand appoints new harvester dealers for NI

Farmhand has just appointed Irwin Brothers in Co. Fermanagh and McMullan Agri in Co. Antrim as BiG X forager dealers for Northern Ireland.

28 August 2024 NEWS
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Satellites and drones for targeted fertiliser and chemical use

Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a Farmhand and CultiWise working demonstration day in Laois last week where variable rate herbicide applications were derived from drone imagery.

21 August 2024
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TAMS grants needed in forestry, claim growers

A severe shortage of drivers and fewer forestry harvesting machines has significantly restricted harvesting capacity, the Irish Forestry Owners has claimed.

21 August 2024 NEWS