N.Ireland
Ulster Wool's new rep set to take producers through turbulent times
Ulster Wool’s first representative – Brendan Kelly – hasn’t even started yet but already faces a challenging three-year term, taking...
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N.Ireland
'Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need'
The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...
N.Ireland
‘Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need’
The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...
Machinery
Check out these tractors, combines and foragers...from a growing Chinese giant
Zoomlion – or ‘Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co’ to refer to it by its full title – is...
N.Ireland
TB eradication partnership start date delayed
Bad weather has meant Northern Ireland’s TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) start date is likely to be pushed back towards the...
N.Ireland
Market diversification: Are natural wool carpets the next niche?
A new approach to marketing Ulster’s wool could help turn the tables on more than 20 years of designers veering...
Machinery
ATV giant Can-Am 'wheels' into Kilkenny
Kilkenny Quads – an All-Terrain (ATV) and Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) dealership based in Kilkenny – is joining Bombardier Recreational Products’...
Machinery
60 years of Massey: Vintage club to attempt world record for big birthday
A rural vintage club based in Co. Kildare – Narraghmore Vintage – is set to attempt to break the Guinness...
Machinery
Pics: Valtra tractor tour lands here in Ireland
The so-called ‘Valtra SmartTour 2018‘ is currently (today; March 27) at the Virgina Show Centre – in Virgina, Co. Cavan....
Machinery
Trade focus: What trends does this midlands auctioneer see day-to-day?
Auctions are the lubricant of the machinery business; they help to keep the trade running smoothly – by matching machines...
Machinery
More dealerships join Ireland's agri machinery trade body
The March meeting of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Executive Council welcomed several further firms into its...
N.Ireland
Co. Down Shorthorn herd clinches Carlisle top prices
Beef Shorthorn females sold to a top of 4,500gns and bulls to 4,000gns in Carlisle on Friday, March 23, at...
Machinery
170+ tractors poised and ready for monster vintage auction
Cheffins’ Cambridge Vintage Sale at Sutton (England) on April 21 will showcase a number of the world’s most unusual tractors and...
Machinery
Classic corner: Chart recent Ford history with this feisty '40'
“Fords and New Hollands are popular around here,” remarked Martin Kirrane of Co. Sligo, as he explained the origin of...
N.Ireland
Environmental Farming Scheme open for applications
Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme, Higher Level is now open for applications. Applications for the scheme – which is also...
Environment
'World-first' wastewater to energy technology success for Irish firm
A carbon-neutral, energy-positive wastewater treatment technology, developed by Irish firm NVP Energy, is now being rolled out at food and...
N.Ireland
First Northern Ireland 'monitor farmer' picked for UK-wide scheme
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
Machinery
How do you 'turn' yours? See the new Fendt solution...
Automatic guidance and steering systems have sometimes struggled to master the troubled ‘headland turn’. Even those systems that do promise...
