Machinery
New man heads up Zetor sales across Ireland
Gerry Rabbitte has been appointed as the countrywide sales representative for Zetor tractors and Merlo telehandlers by machinery distributor McHale...
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Machinery
Fleet profile: Clare contractor reveals his machinery 'hits' and 'misses'
What is the most reliable tried-and-tested machinery for contracting? What works best on the ground? To answer these questions, AgriLand got...
Machinery
60kph for Valtra's latest tractors: Too fast or too slow?
Valtra is expanding its fourth-generation N and T Series ranges upwards, with the introduction of new models and the SmartTouch...
Agri Politics
Is a single set of EU rules for farm and utility machines on the way?
A single European system of rules is being sought by a combination of European ‘mobile machine’ manufacturers this week from...
Machinery
Video: Watch this self-steering Volvo 'sugar cane' truck
Volvo has built self-steering trucks that are providing a boost in productivity to sugar cane farms in Brazil. The trucks...
Machinery
First in-house 'stepless' transmission from McCormick
Outwardly, the only clue to the new continuously variable transmission that features in a new range of mid-size McCormick X6...
Rural Life
Farm Free competition winner puts Massey Ferguson mower to work
Ken McNeal, a dairy farmer from Lisboduff in Co. Cavan, was the winner of AgriLand’s Farm Free Competition in 2016. As part...
N.Ireland
Pics: Firefighters come to the aid of two separate farmers to rescue animals
Firefighters in Northern Ireland have recently come to the aid of two separate farmers, in order to help rescue two...
Rural Life
Revealed: The 5 causes of most machinery accidents on the road
According to CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Industry), a recent European study has found that more than four fifths (83%) of...
N.Ireland
Department temporarily suspends authorisation of NI cattle tags yet again
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended yet again by the Department of...
N.Ireland
Department temporarily suspends authorisation of NI cattle tags yet again
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended yet again by the Department of...
N.Ireland
What will the UK election results mean for Northern farming?
Barclay Bell, President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union in Northern Ireland, was speaking on RTE Radio’s This Week programme on...
N.Ireland
What will the UK election results mean for Northern farming?
Barclay Bell, President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union in Northern Ireland, was speaking on RTE Radio’s This Week programme on...
Rural Life
Farmers shifting silage warned not to create traffic chaos
Farmers transporting heavy loads of silage this summer have been warned off motorways, and to move over on the road...
Machinery
Pics: European buyers to the fore at major UK tractor auction
Agricultural machinery auctioneer, Cheffins, had its latest sale in Sutton, Cambridge (England), last week with an extensive range of tractors...
Machinery
John Deere set for hi-tech showcase at Cereals 2017
Machinery giant John Deere will reveal details of an updated version of its PowrSpray R4040i 4,000L-capacity self-propelled sprayer, as well as its...
N.Ireland
Controversial Gove gets top agri job in UK cabinet change
There has been mixed reaction across the water after Michael Gove was appointed UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food...
Rural Life
Criminals continue to target quad bikes in farm robberies
Yet another farmer has recently reported his quad stolen, as criminals continue to target quad bikes in farm robberies. The Police...
