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Next month’s FTMTA show fully booked
Gary Abbott
The FTMTA has reported that next month’s Farm Machinery Show which takes place at the Punchestown Event Centre from 12 to 14 November has officially sold out all exhibitor stands.
9 October 2024 Farm machinery
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
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.
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
Kubota add 1,000-hour service package to M7003 range
Kubota has extended its range of Kubota Care tractor warranty and aftercare packages to include 1,000 hours of servicing with all new M7003 models purchased.
2 October 2024 News
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
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
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
McHale takes wraps off new F5 range
Up front and central on the McHale stand at the Ploughing was its new F5 range of fixed chamber balers and a new 10-rotor flagship trailed tedder. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
18 September 2024 Farm machinery