Machinery
Fully-electric demo 'tractor' breaks cover this month
German specialist company STW (Sensor-Technik Wiedemann) will show off its new ‘SymonE’ agricultural test vehicle at this month’s Agritechnica show....
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N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
Agri-Business
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
Machinery
Volvo CE grows its share in key international markets
Gains in market share in many countries have contributed to a “strong performance” for Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) in the...
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
Machinery
Latest Liebherr telehandlers to get a 'Claas' makeover?
Liebherr will shortly unveil a new range of telehandlers for next year. It is expected that these machines will also...
Machinery
Why not personalise your tractor tyre - with your own name or logo?
Tyre giant Trelleborg is set to unveil a new online service – namely YourTire – at Agritechnica 2017. This will...
Machinery
A first for chainsaws: Rev up with electronic fuel injection
Just in case you thought power tools and the like were immune from the technical wizardry that’s commonplace on modern...
Machinery
Zetor set to unveil new smaller, basic-spec tractors - up to 70hp
Zetor will unveil two new tractor line-ups at Agritechnica later this month. The new Utilix and Hortus ranges will compete in...
Dairy
Butter bubble: ‘If someone wanted to lock in a contract at €7,000 we’ll have a celebration’
Current butter prices are unlikely to last, the head of one of Ireland’s biggest milk processors has warned. “If someone...
Machinery
It's all in a name - machinery specialist sets out its vision
Dewulf-Miedema – full-liner in potato and root crop machinery – has chosen Dewulf as its new official company name. This...
Machinery
Video: Is this the best way to load and carry wrapped bales?
Andersons Group – from Quebec, Canada – will shortly launch what it describes as a “unique bale collecting trailer”. It...
Machinery
'Fast' tractor testing up for discussion at stakeholder meeting
Stakeholders are set to meet later today to discuss issues surrounding the road-worthiness testing of tractors with a maximum design...
N.Ireland
Farm antibiotic sales hit 'all time low' in the UK
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
N.Ireland
Farm antibiotic sales hit ‘all time low’ in the UK
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
Machinery
6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
Machinery
6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
