Agriland Team

New-look Zetors out in a ‘show’ of force
New-look Zetors out in a ‘show’ of force

Zetor will be out in force at this year’s four-day Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland. The show starts tomorrow...

Video: Watch a high-powered tractor and combine ‘skating’ on ice
Video: Watch a high-powered tractor and combine ‘skating’ on ice

Mitas Tyres, the Czech tyre manufacturer, has recently joined forces with Russian agricultural machinery company, Rostselmash, in a project designed to...

Tractor drawing silage involved in cyclist hit-and-run
Tractor drawing silage involved in cyclist hit-and-run

A tractor drawing silage has reportedly been involved in a hit-and-run incident, where a cyclist was knocked from his bike....

‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’
‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) saw large crowds for its ‘More from Grass’ event yesterday, June 20, in Loughgall,...

‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’
‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) saw large crowds for its ‘More from Grass’ event yesterday, June 20, in Loughgall,...

Spotted in Tipperary: Is this Turkish tractor a delight?
Spotted in Tipperary: Is this Turkish tractor a delight?

Billy O’Dwyer Farm Machinery, the Irish importer and distributor of the Hattat tractor brand, held an open day this weekend...

The tracked machine that knows when to stop digging
The tracked machine that knows when to stop digging

Japanese machinery giant, Komatsu, has developed a new hydraulic excavator with ‘Intelligent Machinery Control‘. While tracked excavators don’t normally catch...

Euroskills agri mechanic competition: What’s it all about?
Euroskills agri mechanic competition: What’s it all about?

The Euroskills 2016 competition, for the ‘agricultural mechanic’ category, was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, back in December. One of 35...

Video: Watch the ‘Tool-Trac’ put through its paces
Video: Watch the ‘Tool-Trac’ put through its paces

Danish machinery company, Timan, manufactures a novel tool carrier / mini-loader hybrid that is not a familiar sight in this country...

Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017
Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017

Cereals 2017 is one of the biggest trade shows in either Ireland or the UK specifically focused on the tillage sector....

TVR badger research project kicks off today
TVR badger research project kicks off today

The Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project is to start today, June 19, in a 100km² area...

Video: Have your weeding done by robot Dino
Video: Have your weeding done by robot Dino

French firm Naio Technologies has developed its most recent agricultural robot specifically for larger vegetable growing set-ups – namely a weeding robot...

Calf housing critical for best performance of dairy herd
Calf housing critical for best performance of dairy herd

Calf nutrition, health and environment are all critical to achieving an optimum lifetime performance of a dairy replacement heifer. That...

‘Revolutionary’ hedgecutter is completely ‘on the level’
‘Revolutionary’ hedgecutter is completely ‘on the level’

British agricultural equipment firm, Mzuri, unveiled its “revolutionary” new hedgecutter, the Razorback Auto-Level 550, at the Cereals 2017 event, which...

Pics: JCB to wheel out ‘innovative’ new kit at major show
Pics: JCB to wheel out ‘innovative’ new kit at major show

One of JCB’s main UK distributors will exhibit an array of brand new machines at the Royal Highland Show (RHS)....

New ‘road-spec’ tractor tyre: Is this what contractors need?
New ‘road-spec’ tractor tyre: Is this what contractors need?

A ‘new generation’ of agricultural tyre – the RoadBib – has been launched by tyre manufacturer Michelin. It, says the company,...

Department publishes farm planning handbook for 2017
Department publishes farm planning handbook for 2017

The ‘Farm Business Data 2017’ farm planning handbook has recently been published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...

New man heads up Zetor sales across Ireland
New man heads up Zetor sales across Ireland

Gerry Rabbitte has been appointed as the countrywide sales representative for Zetor tractors and Merlo telehandlers by machinery distributor McHale...