N.Ireland
Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence
Mike Mullan, an executive director at Moy Park, has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at the fifth annual...
Rural Life
Machinery
Pics: How have New Holland's latest instalments performed at Gurteen?
Back in February, Gurteen Agricultural College in Co. Tipperary updated its tractor fleet for the school, having brought in five New...
Rural Life
Pic: Contractor's loading shovel goes up in flames
Firefighters were called to an incident yesterday, May 24, in a town in Northern Ireland after a contractor’s loading shovel...
Rural Life
Pics: Record-breaking Connacht Tractor Run a 'great success'
The Connacht Tractor Run, which took place on a new (as yet unopened) motorway last Sunday, May 21, couldn’t have...
N.Ireland
As healthy as a horse: Equine seminar set for next month
A seminar addressing the impact of nutrition and the environment on equine health and the ability for thoroughbreds and non-thoroughbreds to perform...
Rural Life
Reminder: Record Connacht tractor run attempt to take place this weekend
Plans are in motion to break the Connacht record for the number of participants in a tractor run in Corofin,...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue sheep caught between a rock and a hard place
A number of firefighters were needed to rescue a sheep that was stuck between rocks in Northern Ireland recently. Firefighters...
Rural Life
JCB sets its sights on new merchandising channels
This year, JCB launched a range of branded prescription safety glasses with retailer Specsavers, testing a new market for its...
Rural Life
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...
N.Ireland
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...
Agri-Business
Manufacturer of agri-machinery parts set to double its workforce
A Derry-based steel manufacturer is set to more than double its workforce, by creating 61 new jobs over the next three...
N.Ireland
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....
Machinery
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....
Rural Life
Video: Toyota turns on the style with 'Tonka' Hilux
Toyota has created a full-scale Tonka “toy” out of its iconic Hilux pick-up in Australia, making what would be a...
Machinery
Agri and plant machinery giant makes it big in the movies
In the last reel of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Aliens, Sigourney Weaver straps into a yellow industrial ‘exo-skeleton’ to go...
Machinery
Irish machinery firm announces 2017 apprenticeship programme
Major Equipment Intl Ltd, an Irish agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Co. Mayo, has this week announced the launch of...
Agri-Business
Downpatrick meat processor secures ‘sizzling’ deal with Asda
Downpatrick-based meat processor, Finnebrogue Artisan, has been awarded a new UK-wide contract which will see it supply a range of...
Rural Life
SUV on the right 'track': The ultimate farm run-about?
Car manufacturer Nissan has unveiled an unorthodox, one-off version of its X-Trail SUV with an all-terrain style – fitted with tracks...
