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Vintage tractor motoring in Monaghan

Alex Hawthorne, a farmer from Aghabog, Co Monaghan, has been called on to help local farmers with sowing and spreading fertiliser in recent weeks with his vintage David Brown 996.

NEWS 27 April 2025

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Most badgers forage same fields as cattle

Most badgers forage same fields as cattle

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 April 2025

Landquip introduce compact mounted sprayer range

Landquip introduce compact mounted sprayer range

NEWS 26 March 2025

French police seizes €1.5m worth of stolen GPS kits

French police seizes €1.5m worth of stolen GPS kits

French police seizes €1.5m worth of stolen GPS kits

NEWS 19 March 2025

Telematics: the key to farm efficiency

Telematics: the key to farm efficiency

Telematics: the key to farm efficiency

FARM MACHINERY 19 March 2025

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Home Farm: Spring work underway

Home Farm: Spring work underway

As I write, we are sowing the beans. I was interested to see that our delivery came from Denmark.

VIEWPOINTS 18 December 2024

Setting up the spreader: understanding the difference between urea and compounds

Setting up the spreader: understanding the difference between urea and compounds

Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the main steps involved in checking over the fertiliser spreader, and outlines the importance of adjusting the spreader depending on the type of fertiliser being spread.

NEWS 18 December 2024

Crops extravaganza date set for June

Crops extravaganza date set for June

The biennial open day will focus on spraying, new technologies and potato desiccation this year.

NEWS 18 December 2024

Home Farm: all systems go

Home Farm: all systems go

The first priority was to get the Roundup on the beans ground – it badly needs cleaning up before sowing.

VIEWPOINTS 18 December 2024

TAMS III grant aid for greater GPS accuracy

TAMS III grant aid for greater GPS accuracy

Gary Abbott looks at the grant aid available under TAMS III for GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders, the factors to consider and how such machines achieve pin-point accuracy.

FARM MACHINERY 18 December 2024

Virtual fencing company improves battery lifetime to nine months

Virtual fencing company improves battery lifetime to nine months

Nofence, founded by goat farmer Oscar Hovde in Norway in 2011, said that the collar will require a single charge, depending on usage patterns, for smaller livestock.

NEWS 18 December 2024

Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit

Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit

In the past decade, Kildare firm Denis Doyle Ltd has become a household name in the solar industry in America, producing high end self-propelled pile drivers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 December 2024

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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