Machinery
Never get another puncture: Is there a role for 'airless' tyres in farming?
Michelin’s so-called ‘X Tweel SSL’ airless tyre and wheel combination will make its debut on this side of the world...
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Arable
Huge variation in machinery costs on Irish tillage farms
The top 33% of tillage farmers spent €199/ha on machinery costs in 2016, according to results from Teagasc’s eProfit Monitor...
Environment
Umbilical slurry spreading: How much does it cost?
As slurry tanks reach capacity, agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy period of spreading slurry. This comes as...
N.Ireland
YFCU roadshows to feature business consultants, land mobility and valuation experts
Several rural experts will travel to a series of events across Northern Ireland to discuss the issue of land mobility,...
N.Ireland
YFCU roadshows to feature business consultants, land mobility and valuation experts
Several rural experts will travel to a series of events across Northern Ireland to discuss the issue of land mobility,...
N.Ireland
'Northern Ireland's share of farm payments should be ring-fenced'
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has said he has “many concerns” surrounding the future of farm payments in Northern Ireland....
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Red’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale
Monday of this week (January 8) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
Machinery
Who sold the most new tractors in Ireland in 2017?
Yesterday (January 10) we published an article detailing how many new tractors were sold in the Republic of Ireland last...
Machinery
New Holland's 'space-age' kit gets ever-closer to Irish eyes
LAMMA 2018 will be the first opportunity for many UK and Irish farmers to see New Holland’s next-generation, methane-powered tractor...
Machinery
Irish Ford tractor owners stay busy...raising funds for charity
The closing days of 2017 saw the ‘South-East Ireland Ford 6-Cylinder’ club hold a charity fund-raising day – in conjunction...
N.Ireland
Ammonia plan to be completed within 12 months - but legislative changes will need a minister
A formal ammonia plan for tackling Northern Ireland’s spiralling emissions is expected to be completed before the end of the...
Environment
How much are contractors charging for slurry spreading?
Slurry tanks around the country are reaching capacity and agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy spell. This comes...
N.Ireland
If the Brexit vote happened today, UK agriculture would vote 'remain'
More than two-thirds of those in British agriculture would vote to remain if the UK’s EU Referendum took place now,...
N.Ireland
Slurry petition calls for end to 'calendar farming craziness'
Approximately 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the slurry ban to be scrapped in Northern Ireland. The...
Machinery
No-frills tractor gets some 'creature comforts'
A new cab option is available for the latest addition to the Landini tractor range – the basic-spec 4-D Series....
Machinery
New tractor sales: How many and who topped the table?
Registrations of new tractors in Ireland improved considerably as 2017 went on. That was the trend which was evident from...
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Green’ highlights from January’s Cambridge tractor sale
Monday of this week (January 8) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
N.Ireland
Pics: Tractor driver in near miss at 'The Cut'
Motorists were left stunned after a tractor driver hauling bales of straw appeared to have had a narrow miss with...
