N.Ireland
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...
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N.Ireland
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...
Machinery
Quicke gets 'clever' with new digital companion
The latest addition to the Quicke loader family – the Q Series – has hit Irish shores. Designed and built...
Machinery
Fool-proof mowing with latest 'high-tech' wizardry
At an Agritechnica preview event this week, machinery giant Kverneland showcased its latest innovations. These included a new ‘GEOMOW’ option for...
Machinery
Farmhand: 'Why not go straight into stubble with these new discs?'
Farm machinery distributor Farmhand has launched an all-new Amazone Catros 3003 compact disc harrow onto the Irish market. The 3m-wide Catros...
N.Ireland
Farming families struggle to deal with flooding fallout
One week on, farmers and their families affected by the flooding in the northwest of the province are still coming...
N.Ireland
Farming families struggle to deal with flooding fallout
One week on, farmers and their families affected by the flooding in the northwest of the province are still coming...
Machinery
First 'green' Fendt-badged Challengers 'spotted'
AgriLand recently revealed that AGCO’s Challenger products, including its rubber-tracked tractor line-up, will be “integrated into the Fendt brand” here...
Machinery
Will your next New Holland tractor look like this?
New Holland has unveiled a new-look 180hp methane-powered concept tractor at this week’s Farm Progress Show in the US. While this tractor...
Machinery
'Heavy-duty' Twose to reach out at the 'Ploughing'
Farmec, the machinery distributor based in Co. Meath, will show new Twose hedgecutters at next month’s National Ploughing Championships in...
Machinery
Kverneland joins 'film-on-film' market with latest FastBale
Ahead of November’s Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany, Kverneland has announced that it is joining the ‘film-on-film’ movement with its...
Machinery
'Electric-drive' Cat: Is this new, big shovel a sign of things to come elsewhere?
Caterpillar’s new ‘electric-drive’ loader – the 988K XE – apparently delivers 25% greater overall efficiency and up to 10% more...
Machinery
Pics: Keen interest in classic and vintage tractors across the country
With the country show and tractor road run schedule easing off a little, AgriLand was enthused to see such lofty...
Machinery
Trailer involved in death of young Offaly man had a 'design fault'
By Gearoid Keegan A young Co. Offaly man was killed in an accident involving a tractor-drawn trailer which had a design...
Machinery
Hooking up a slurry 'road-train': When one tanker just isn't enough
What can you do if you just can’t fit enough in your slurry tanker; hook another onto the rear? That’s what...
Machinery
Work twice as hard...with half the tractors
Here’s an interesting, though not entirely unique, idea from Canadian manufacturer Marcrest. Its so-called Dual Power Hitch is designed to be used with...
Machinery
Pics: Forager frenzy at Ford-themed machinery extravaganza in Cork
The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association’s Ford 100 Fest took place yesterday (August 27) on the ancestral home-farm of...
Rural Life
Under-threat curlews stage a comeback on Co. Antrim farm
For the first time in 20 years, curlew chicks have fledged at a Co. Antrim farm. Last year a pair...
