Machinery
Auction report: See what silage machinery fetched at Punchestown
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place on Saturday (February...
Machinery
Rural Life
Hearse service offers chance to take machinery passion to the grave
You can’t take it with you, but you can make your beloved tractor – or other vehicle – part of...
Machinery
Combines 4 Charity: Inspired by Australian farmers; embraced by the Irish tillage sector
Inspiration for Combines 4 Charity came to tillage farmer, Philip Brady, from ‘Down Under’. The 32-year-old farmer from Kildalkey, Co....
Machinery
Auction report: Tractor prices from today's FTMTA Irish auction
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place today (Saturday, February...
Machinery
Auction report: Check out how these telehandlers fared 'under the hammer'
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place today (Saturday, February...
Machinery
Pics: Could you 'stretch' to a telehandler at this auction?
A sizeable auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
Pics: Tractors at the ready for second FTMTA auction
A sizeable auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
Video: 'Sneak peek' of tomorrow's FTMTA machinery auction
Anticipation is growing ahead of the second Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction, which is set to take...
Machinery
Do you think you have a chance against a PTO?
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...
Machinery
Valtra takes poll position...but not where you might expect
Valtra claims that its fourth-generation tractors are finding favour around Europe; it points to three lesser-known countries where the brand...
Machinery
Vaderstad 'turns over' €225 million in a 'positive' 2017
Vaderstad closed the 2017 financial year with “good results”, as turnover increased by 12%. In general, 2017 has been regarded...
Machinery
28% of all new tractors sold in the UK are John Deeres
John Deere has a tight grasp on the new tractor market in the UK. Figures released by the AEA (Agricultural...
Machinery
Classic corner: One of Ireland's earliest, one-owner Valtras still busy in Westmeath
Any tractor – Valtra or otherwise – that finds itself in a contractor’s fleet can usually expect a hard life....
Machinery
Trade focus: 'Lifting the lid' on what an engine specialist does
The internal combustion engine has been with us for over 150 years; it has come a long way since Beau...
Machinery
Tractor sales spiked across Europe in late 2017...but why?
How are sales of new tractors faring across Europe? CEMA – an umbrella body representing the agricultural machinery manufacturing industry across...
Machinery
Pics: Classic 'Deeres' take pride of place at 'Heritage' celebration
Fingal Vintage Society, together with Hanlon Machinery, hosted a ‘John Deere Heritage‘ evening on Saturday (February 17). The event celebrated 100...
Machinery
Pics: Tally of machines grows for upcoming FTMTA auction
The number of confirmed machinery lots for the upcoming Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction has been steadily...
Machinery
Nostalgia: Where did John Deere self-propelled foragers come from?
Here in Ireland, the self-propelled forage harvester has been something of a phenomenon going right back to the 1970s. What...
