Machinery
Why not 'go Dutch' with a 60kph, 8,000L sprayer?
Netherlands-based Agrifac has taken the wraps off its latest self-propelled sprayer – the new, second-generation Condor Endurance. The arrival of this...
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Arable
Major Lemken 'demo day' moved to next week
The Lemken ‘demo day’ is the latest event to be rescheduled due to the ‘Beast from the East’. The major...
Machinery
Sign of the times: Big loaders get 'fuel-sipping' CVT transmission
Doosan has launched its first wheel loader range to be equipped with a continuously-variable transmission (CVT) – namely the new...
Machinery
Manitou opens new R&D test centre
Manitou Group – which encompasses not only the Manitou brand but others (including Gehl and Mustang) – has unveiled a...
Machinery
Classic corner: Is this the ultimate 'value-for-money' Volvo?
It was in the 1970s that Volvo decided to get out of the agricultural tractor business and concentrate on trucks...
N.Ireland
GrassCheck: 'You can grow as much as you like, but you need to use it well too'
The next phase of a pioneering study into grass growth rates in Northern Ireland will look at ways farmers can...
Rural Life
Does a tractor driver with a learner permit need to be accompanied?
Currently, a person who holds a learner permit has to be accompanied by a fully qualified driver before they can...
N.Ireland
Pivots and milking with 8 robots in southern Australia
In November Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...
Machinery
Farmers 'will not be held liable' for clearing public roads
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that farmers who remove snow-related hazards on public...
N.Ireland
2 Sisters: Major review launched into UK slaughterhouses
A major review into hygiene controls in UK slaughterhouses has been launched in light of the 2 Sisters investigation. The...
Beef
2 Sisters: Major review launched into UK slaughterhouses
A major review into hygiene controls in UK slaughterhouses has been launched in light of the 2 Sisters investigation. The...
Machinery
41 New Holland tractors battle today's snow...at Dublin Airport
41 New Holland tractors from WR Shaw in Tullamore are working 24/7 to clear the snow from Dublin Airport. Not...
N.Ireland
9 out of 10 farm animal welfare complaints unfounded
More than 90% of farm welfare inspections made following complaints from the public found the farm to have no breaches...
N.Ireland
Industry to be landed with £143,000 BSE testing bill under TSE changes
Farmers in Northern Ireland could soon pay for BSE testing under new rules proposed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Dairy
100+ Irish calves killed in crash in Netherlands
A truckload of Irish calves met with misfortune on a busy motorway in the Netherlands this evening, after being involved...
N.Ireland
Demand hikes Northern agricultural land prices up £1,000
A surge of activity in the first two months of 2018 has put Northern Ireland’s agricultural land market back into...
N.Ireland
Demand hikes Northern agricultural land prices up £1,000
A surge of activity in the first two months of 2018 has put Northern Ireland’s agricultural land market back into...
N.Ireland
2018 Single Application process opens: What you need to know
The online Single Application service has opened for 2018, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced....
