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Auction report: Brisk bids for ‘classic’ and modern (on-farm) tractors

November 22, 2019

Tuesday, November 12, saw tractors and machinery offered for sale at an auction at Frizzleton Farm, Bircham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk (England). The sale…

Video: Cork convoy hits the road…to warm up for a ‘500-strong tractor run’

November 22, 2019

Machinery

AgriLand spotted an eye-catching (tractor) convoy just outside Cork city last week (Thursday, November 14). The convoy – comprising five new tractors from…

Which tractor brands are ranked the best and worst…in 2019?

November 22, 2019

Machinery

A ‘European dealer satisfaction survey‘ for 2019 has turned up some interesting findings; in which major tractor manufacturers (brands) have effectively been ranked against…

Devenish CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year 2019

November 22, 2019

Agri-Business

CEO of Devenish Nutrition Richard Kennedy won the overall Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award for 2019 at the EOY Ireland awards last…

Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports

November 22, 2019

Agri-Business

Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the week and sent…

First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland

November 21, 2019

N.Ireland

The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment…

Video: ‘Past users would be pleasantly surprised to re-visit their Deutz-Fahr days’

November 21, 2019

Machinery

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Cork to catch up with Paschal Twomey at a recent Jim Power Agri Sales event – just…

Why is it important to give cows an adequate dry period?

November 21, 2019

Dairy

Many spring-calving dairy farmers have – or should have – begun to dry-off cows; however, usually during this time of year some farmers…

Agritechnica 2019: Flagship Fendt combine has no steering wheel

November 20, 2019

Machinery

AGCO showed off its new flagship Fendt-badged IDEAL 10T combine harvester (pictured above) at last week’s Agritechnica show (in Germany). The machine is…

Krone ‘rolls’ out tracks and joystick-steering for the BiG X

November 20, 2019

Machinery

Krone had a significant presence at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany. Among its more eye-catching exhibits was a BiG X (pictured above)…

‘75% of consumers don’t know what is happening on farms to protect the environment’

November 20, 2019

Dairy

“75% of consumers don’t know what is happening on farm to protect the environment.”This was a statement made by the National Dairy Council’s…

Watch: 5ac of greens in 55m²? No imports…hyper-local food

November 20, 2019

Agri-Business

Two re-purposed shipping containers, fitted with a ‘Farmony’ – 55m² in size, can produce 55,000 heads of lettuce per year or 408 trays of…

FARM SMART: Removing the paperwork on this 260-head finishing unit in Co. Derry

November 20, 2019

Beef

Farming in Dungiven, Co Derry, Derek and Jennifer Glenn run a beef finishing operation on approximately 200ac of land, bringing Limousin, Charolais and…

AgriScot survey: Confidence levels suggest industry ‘on a knife-edge’

November 19, 2019

Dairy

A survey to assess the current mood of Scottish dairy farmers, carried out ahead of a major farming event, suggests the dairy sector…

GDT hits 5 increases on the bounce in latest auction

November 19, 2019

Agri-Business

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has hit five consecutive increases following the conclusion of the latest auction earlier today, Tuesday, November 19.…