Machinery
Calling all 'green-blooded' fanatics: Did this John Deere gearbox pass you by?
Something that got lost amidst the excitement surrounding updates to John Deere’s 6R Series tractors, quite some time ago, was an upgrade...
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Machinery
Brand new 'Interceptor' arrives on the sprayer scene
Chafer – a manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, England – has launched a new self-propelled sprayer. The launch marks a return to...
Machinery
Details 'unfold' of Berthoud's latest sprayers
Berthoud – a French firm that is known to many Irish tillage farmers – has launched new mounted and trailed...
Machinery
Could this 'compact' shovel be kitted out to tackle any silage pit?
Adding to the construction giant’s offering for farmers and agricultural contractors, Caterpillar has begun to showcase its recently-launched 918M wheeled...
Machinery
Krone looks to Liebherr for muscle – for its 'mid-sized' foragers
Krone’s Big X 700 and 770 self-propelled forage harvesters will be powered by Liebherr V8 engines from this season onwards. The...
Machinery
Package of Pottinger upgrades for 2017 silage wagons
Austrian company Pottinger, the world’s biggest manufacturer of self-loading silage wagons by some margin, has announced a package of new...
Machinery
A closer look at McCormick's big guns...new and old
McCormick recently rolled out a package of upgrades for its X7.6 family of tractors, including the addition of a X7.690 model....
Machinery
Latest Kuhn tillage kit is a keen 'Performer'
Two new versions of Kuhn’s ‘Performer’ have been added to the company’s range of non-powered, deep tine/disc cultivators. New 6m...
Machinery
Samco notches up another award, as it breaks new ground in Russia
Samco, based in Adare, Co. Limerick, has won a Deloitte ‘Best Managed Companies Award‘ for a third time. The company,...
Machinery
SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) and Kramp extend tie-up on spare parts
SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) and Kramp have announced that their “strategic business cooperation” on spare parts has been extended until 2021....
N.Ireland
FQAS 25-year celebrations planned in Northern Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is hosting a series of initiatives to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Farm...
N.Ireland
Minimum wage for farm workers in the North increased
The minimum wage for farm workers in Northern Ireland is set to be increased, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland could lose its EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation in 2018
Rising water phosphate levels could result in Northern Ireland losing its current EU Nitrates’ Directive derogation as early as next...
Beef
Neglect reliable sires at your peril this breeding season
The breeding season is fast approaching and decisions made in the coming weeks will have a lasting impact on your...
N.Ireland
Want a career in agriculture? CAFRE (Greenmount Campus) to hold ‘open day’ next week
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is hosting a major open day for applicants and would-be students...
Beef
UFU: ‘Farmers should not miss out on BVD scheme opportunity’
Livestock farmers should ensure that they get into the BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) Incentive Scheme, which targets the removal of...
N.Ireland
'Brazilian meat imports should be halted until the country cleans up its act completely'
Ulster Farmers’ Union Deputy President Victor Chestnutt believes that the EU should ban the import of all Brazilian meat products...
N.Ireland
‘Brazilian meat imports should be halted until the country cleans up its act completely’
Ulster Farmers’ Union Deputy President Victor Chestnutt believes that the EU should ban the import of all Brazilian meat products...
