Machinery
Tractor sales down in big German market; other sectors positive
In September 2017, registrations of new tractors in Germany were 41.8% below the same month last year. The figures come from...
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Machinery
High-tech: This 'observant' mower can automatically avoid wildlife
A major machinery company has introduced, what it claims to be, the world’s first mower-mounted automatic animal detection system. The company...
Machinery
Pics: Show of force from Lemken at tillage demo day
Discs, drills and sprayers were what most farmers were enquiring about at Lemken’s tillage demo day, held in association with...
Machinery
CEO of Abbey Machinery shortlisted for high-profile award
Clodagh Cavanagh, managing director of Co. Tipperary based Abbey Machinery, has been shortlisted for the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards....
N.Ireland
Avian influenza text service launched for Northern poultry farmers
A text service has been launched to keep poultry farmers and bird keepers updated with the latest avian influenza threats....
N.Ireland
Court forces fuel-laundering farmer to pay back £15,500
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
Environment
Court forces fuel-laundering farmer to pay back £15,500
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
Machinery
Sit back and relax: Medal-winning combine sets itself
New Holland has notched up a silver medal at the upcoming Agritechnica show for its “pro-active and automatic” combine setting...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
N.Ireland
Major poultry conference to take place in Co. Tyrone
A major poultry conference encouraging Northern farmers to keep ahead of the industry’s challenges is set to take place next...
N.Ireland
Major poultry conference to take place in Co. Tyrone
A major poultry conference encouraging Northern farmers to keep ahead of the industry’s challenges is set to take place next...
N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
Agri-Business
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland's biogas sector
Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the island’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry will...
Agri-Business
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland’s biogas sector
Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the island’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry will...
Machinery
'Large Vehicle Alert System': The answer for combine and forager drivers?
Large farming vehicles – such as combine and forage harvesters – can be stressful to move on public roads. Unwary...
Machinery
Fancy a self-propelled trailer for soggy conditions: Why not?
The Cargo-TRACK, from Belgian manufacturer Joskin, is a novel attempt to re-invent the tractor and trailer combination. It’s not new;...
