Rural Life
Edenderry man lives childhood dream at Massey Ferguson
Edenderry man William Judge’s earliest memory is of sitting with his father on a Massey Ferguson 178. Little did he...
Machinery
Arable
Self-propelled beet harvester in action at open event on Sunday
Cross Agricultural Engineering will host live demos of an Agrifac self-propelled beet harvester at its annual open day, which takes...
Machinery
'Watch out for the gators': John Deere to expand Gator range
Machinery giant John Deere is expanding its ‘Gator’ utility vehicle (UV) range. The new vehicles will be available from Irish...
Machinery
FTMTA auction: Ploughs, harrows and drill prices revealed
An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
Machinery trade body calls for increased capital allowances
The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) is reportedly calling for increased capital allowances, where investment in farm machinery...
Machinery
Spreaders and sprayers abound at frenetic FTMTA auction
An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) – took...
Machinery
Famous Loadall reaches 40th year milestone
JCB is celebrating a major milestone this month – the 40th anniversary of its famous Loadall telescopic handler. It was...
Machinery
Claas opens brand new 'Academy' to cover UK and Ireland
Claas – the German farm machinery giant – has officially opened its new “state-of-the-art” training centre in Suffolk, England. The...
Machinery
Balers, wrappers and agitators: FTMTA auction prices unveiled
A huge auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
Mowers, rakes and tedders: Prices revealed from FTMTA auction
An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
Joint venture: Landini to build tractors in Turkey
A joint venture for the production of Landini agricultural tractors in Turkey has been agreed by ARGO Tractors of Italy...
Machinery
Trailers, wagons and tankers: Key prices from first FTMTA auction
A huge auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...
Machinery
New JCB dealers for Northern Ireland
JCB has announced plans to “strengthen its distribution” in Northern Ireland with the appointment of new dealers for construction and...
Machinery
Combine and forager prices: Results from unreserved FTMTA auction
A sizeable unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA)...
National Ploughing Championships
Fill your slurry tanker in less than 60 seconds
Colgan Agri, a Tullamore-based father-and-son contracting company, launched a mobile slurry tanker ‘Filling Arm’ at the National Ploughing Championships, in...
Machinery
Tractor pics and prices: Results from huge Punchestown auction
A sizeable unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA)...
Machinery
Pics: More machinery wheels in for giant FTMTA auction
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association’s (FTMTA’s) monster machinery auction takes place tomorrow (September 30) at Punchestown Event Centre...
Machinery
400 fatal on-road accidents in the EU each year involving farm machinery
The number of on-road accidents involving agricultural machines in the EU is very low, when compared to accidents involving other...
