N.Ireland
2018 New Year's Honours list: NI farming champions in the mix
A Dungannon cattle dealer’s son who came up with the idea for a multi-mullion pound meat business on the back...
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Machinery
Classic corner: American-built beast musters the muscle in Kilkenny
When it comes to farming there are two things that Pat Carrigan is passionate about – John Deere tractors and...
Machinery
Classic corner: A 1980s Lamborghini - it's no sports car; it's better than that!
Lamborghini is a household name when it comes to exotic automotive engineering. Maybe its tractor sales suffered by this association...
Machinery
Curious about a machinery dealership's income: What pays the bills?
CLIMMAR – a network of farm machinery dealers across much of Europe – held a press conference last month, at...
N.Ireland
Department consults on Ash Dieback measures as spread continues
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its approach to Ash Dieback as the...
N.Ireland
Dairy UK new technical training scheme to boost farm profitability
Dairy UK and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, (CAFRE) have joined forces to develop a technical training...
N.Ireland
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
Machinery
Chart: Which tractor brands are ranked the best...and worst?
A ‘European dealer satisfaction survey‘ has turned up some interesting findings; in which major tractor manufacturers have effectively been ranked...
Machinery
Latest wrapper can still do 5 bales in three minutes, but now it's 'easier'
Tanco is one of several Irish manufacturers that will be showing its wares at the upcoming LAMMA show in the...
N.Ireland
Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?
The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus...
N.Ireland
Yellowhammers and other birds benefit from 'farming together with nature'
Over 25 landowners recently attended a farm demo event to find out how they can help wildlife thrive on their...
Arable
'Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm'
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...
Arable
‘Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm’
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...
N.Ireland
Department writes off £5 million of farm overpayments
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has written off almost £5 million in overpayments made to farmers, a BBC investigation has found....
Machinery
A non-articulated loader: Kramer wheels out its biggest shovel yet
As its special highlight, Kramer rolled out its biggest loader to date – an all-wheel-steer machine in the 9-10t weight...
N.Ireland
Brexit: 'Second referendum would deliver worst deal for the UK'
A second EU referendum would be the “best way” to get the “worst deal” for the UK, British Prime Minister...
Arable
Pregnancy test science could protect the Christmas sprout
The science behind the home-pregnancy test is now being trialled to detect the presence of plant diseases, which can devastate...
Machinery
'6,000' new reasons to plumb for a tri-axle Abbey tanker
Abbey Machinery says that animals only digest 15-20% of what they eat; the remainder has to be stored and handled...
