N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
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Agri-Business
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland's biogas sector
Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the island’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry will...
Agri-Business
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland’s biogas sector
Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the island’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry will...
Machinery
'Large Vehicle Alert System': The answer for combine and forager drivers?
Large farming vehicles – such as combine and forage harvesters – can be stressful to move on public roads. Unwary...
Machinery
Fancy a self-propelled trailer for soggy conditions: Why not?
The Cargo-TRACK, from Belgian manufacturer Joskin, is a novel attempt to re-invent the tractor and trailer combination. It’s not new;...
Machinery
The Chinese are on the way: Equipment giant expands further into Europe
LiuGong – a major Chinese manufacturer – is to open new European regional headquarters in Warsaw (Poland). The new facility is intended...
Machinery
Wheeled loader and backhoe sales are up; telehandlers are down
Registrations of new wheeled loaders and backhoes are up. That’s according to the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association), which...
Machinery
Newest face of Fendt out in force at weekend beet demo
Cross Agricultural Engineering, based in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, held its annual open day (machinery demonstration) event on Sunday (October 8)....
N.Ireland
Slurry ban's 'reasonable excuse': Everything you need to know
Northern farmers have been given an eleventh hour reprieve from the slurry ban with the ‘reasonable excuse‘ clause in the Nitrates...
N.Ireland
'Reasonable excuse' slurry ban reprieve for struggling Northern farmers
Under pressure Northern farmers have been given an eleventh hour reprieve from the slurry ban, but union officials are warning...
Machinery
Latest figures: How are new tractor sales faring?
The latest figures from the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) reportedly show that year-to-date sales of new tractors...
Machinery
Details: Pottinger appoints new dealer in Co. Tipperary
Austrian machinery manufacturer Pottinger – known here in Ireland for its range of tillage, grass and forage machinery – has...
Machinery
New face at machinery importer Farmec
Farmec Ireland has appointed Matt Ferguson to the position of area sales manager with the company. According to Farmec, Ferguson...
Machinery
North American based MacDon to open base here in Europe: Who is MacDon?
Mounting demand for MacDon equipment here in Europe has led to the Canadian company opening its first European subsidiary. The...
N.Ireland
Tyrone brothers fined £9,000 for waste offences
Two Co. Tyrone brothers have been fined in court for failing to correctly dispose of waste. John McDonnell of Frenchman’s...
Machinery
Murphy's launch Shelbourne Reynolds in the south-east
Murphy’s Motors, based in Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny, has been appointed as a distributor for Shelbourne Reynolds agricultural machinery in the...
Machinery
Pics: Brace of new Horsch kit for tillage farmers
Horsch has updated its line-up of cultivation, drilling and spraying equipment – in addition to some new models – in...
Machinery
New Fendt outlet to open in Northern Ireland
Machinery dealership McElderrys – Fendt’s existing dealer in Northern Ireland and Co. Donegal – will open a new, Fendt-dedicated depot at...
