Machinery
Prototype: Belarus unleashes a brute at Agritechnica 2017
Belarus has wheeled out an imposing prototype tractor (above) at this year’s Agritechnica show. With 466hp under the hood –...
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N.Ireland
Cross-border smuggling blamed for NI's 10,000 missing cattle
More than 10,000 Northern Irish cattle have been reported stolen or lost in just three years – with cross-border smuggling...
Machinery
Deutz-Fahr's beefy '4s' reach up to 171hp at Agritechnica 2017
Deutz-Fahr took the wraps off three new four-cylinder tractors at Agritechnica 2017. These new models join the existing 6 Series, six-cylinder...
Machinery
Agritechnica 2017: The weird and the wonderful...and the downright impressive
Agritechnica 2017 was on this week; this agricultural machinery showcase is the biggest of its kind in the world. Manufacturers...
Machinery
Lovol tractors: Edging into Europe, but what about Ireland?
Lovol tractors were among the more noteworthy sights at Agritechnica 2017. Largely unknown here in Ireland, these Chinese-built machines are...
N.Ireland
Ploughing match cancelled in respect to NIPA chairman Wilson Holden
Tomorrow’s ploughing match in Hillsborough has been cancelled as a mark of respect towards Northern Ireland Ploughing Association chairman Wilson Holden....
N.Ireland
BSE: New statuses to be applied to Northern cattle on Monday
New BSE status controls will be included on the North’s departmental animal database ‘APHIS’ to identify Negligible Risk (NR) and...
Machinery
Auction report: Pics and prices from Bord na Mona machinery sale
A sizeable, unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by Bord na Mona – took place on Saturday,...
N.Ireland
Moy Park achieves top sustainability status for fifth year running
Northern Ireland’s largest poultry processor has achieved the highest scoring level for sustainability in the Business in the Community Northern...
N.Ireland
New practical competition gives teens chance to win calves and cash
A new practical farming competition is giving Northern teenagers the chance to win and rear five Angus calves. The skills-based...
Pig/Poultry
Chicken enriched with Omega-3 'likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia and depression'
The regular consumption of naturally enriched omega-3 chicken and eggs is likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia...
N.Ireland
Agriculture spending slashed by £6 million as NI emergency budget made law
Agriculture has become the biggest loser in the emergency budget for Northern Ireland proposed by Secretary of State James Brokenshire....
N.Ireland
Agriculture spending slashed by £6 million as NI emergency budget made law
Agriculture has become the biggest loser in the emergency budget for Northern Ireland proposed by Secretary of State James Brokenshire....
N.Ireland
Better profitability in farming could ease farm succession woes
Better profitability in agriculture would allow older farmers to retire, making room for younger stockmen and growers, lobby group Farmers...
N.Ireland
Better profitability in farming could ease farm succession woes
Better profitability in agriculture would allow older farmers to retire, making room for younger stockmen and growers, lobby group Farmers...
Machinery
Fendt switches the diesel tank for a plug at Agritechnica
Crowds have assembled in Hanover, Germany, for Agritechnica – the world’s largest indoor farm machinery show. At this sprawling event,...
N.Ireland
Fodder crisis: Response meetings to take place in north-west
A series of response meetings will take place in the north-west to help farmers deal with the feared fodder shortage...
Agri-Business
Fodder crisis: Response meetings to take place in north-west
A series of response meetings will take place in the north-west to help farmers deal with the feared fodder shortage...
