N.Ireland
Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high
TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...
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N.Ireland
Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high
TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...
Agri Politics
Brexit talks hit 'squeaky bum' phase as crucial deadline looms
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is mounting serious pressure on the UK government to deliver...
N.Ireland
Brexit talks hit ‘squeaky bum’ phase as crucial deadline looms
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is mounting serious pressure on the UK government to deliver...
Machinery
Next FTMTA machinery auction all set for February
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) will run its second used tractor and machinery auction in February (2018). The...
Agri-Business
'CEO of the Year' award for head of Abbey Machinery
Abbey Machinery’s Clodagh Cavanagh received a ‘CEO of the Year’ award last week, at the IMAGE ‘Businesswoman of the Year...
Machinery
At a 'push', is this really smart?
Claas is literally shoving its latest innovation out to the masses; this time it’s a so-called ‘Smart Push’ bucket –...
Machinery
A 'Deere' move: Court stops machinery competitor using 'famous' colours
A US District Court in Kentucky recently ruled in favor of Deere & Company (John Deere) in a lawsuit that was...
Machinery
Wagon upgrade: Wider pick-up and new rotor drive
At this year’s Agritechnica show, Strautmann launched a new generation of its Giga-Vitesse CFS silage wagons. Strautmann has a significant...
Machinery
McCormick scoops up a 'utility' Tractor of the Year award
McCormick’s X6.440 VT-Drive tractor has notched up an award for the practical application of new technology – specifically for its continuously...
N.Ireland
Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas
Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....
Machinery
Seeing the wood for the trees: Komatsu 'top brass' land in Ireland
A delegation from Komatsu Forest recently visited the Rathcoole-based headquarters of McHale Plant Sales in Greenogue Industrial Estate, in the...
N.Ireland
Co. Down dairy farmer wins Holstein Australia scholarship
A Newtownards dairy farmer will soon be swapping the lush pastures of east Co. Down for the Australian outback. Heather...
Machinery
Fancy a Fendt mower? Why not a whole silage outfit?
The Fendt Slicer TLX disc mower range was unveiled to the public for the first time at Agritechnica 2017. The...
N.Ireland
Father and sons avoid jail after baling and storing waste on their farm
A father and his two sons from Co. Derry were given suspended prison sentences after more than 5,000t of waste...
N.Ireland
Father and sons avoid jail after baling and storing waste on their farm
A father and his two sons from Co. Derry were given suspended prison sentences after more than 5,000t of waste...
N.Ireland
Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser
A livestock auction organised by a Co. Armagh farmer has turned into a children’s heart charity’s biggest ever single fundraiser...
N.Ireland
Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser
A livestock auction organised by a Co. Armagh farmer has turned into a children’s heart charity’s biggest ever single fundraiser...
