Machinery
Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017
Cereals 2017 is one of the biggest trade shows in either Ireland or the UK specifically focused on the tillage sector....
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N.Ireland
TVR badger research project kicks off today
The Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project is to start today, June 19, in a 100km² area...
Rural Life
Pics: Tractor engulfed in flames while drawing in bales
The silage harvesting season is in full swing due to the extended period of fine weather, but one unlucky farmer in...
Machinery
Video: Have your weeding done by robot Dino
French firm Naio Technologies has developed its most recent agricultural robot specifically for larger vegetable growing set-ups – namely a weeding robot...
Dairy
Calf housing critical for best performance of dairy herd
Calf nutrition, health and environment are all critical to achieving an optimum lifetime performance of a dairy replacement heifer. That...
Machinery
'Revolutionary' hedgecutter is completely 'on the level'
British agricultural equipment firm, Mzuri, unveiled its “revolutionary” new hedgecutter, the Razorback Auto-Level 550, at the Cereals 2017 event, which...
Machinery
Pics: JCB to wheel out 'innovative' new kit at major show
One of JCB’s main UK distributors will exhibit an array of brand new machines at the Royal Highland Show (RHS)....
Machinery
New 'road-spec' tractor tyre: Is this what contractors need?
A ‘new generation’ of agricultural tyre – the RoadBib – has been launched by tyre manufacturer Michelin. It, says the company,...
N.Ireland
Department publishes farm planning handbook for 2017
The ‘Farm Business Data 2017’ farm planning handbook has recently been published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
Department publishes farm planning handbook for 2017
The ‘Farm Business Data 2017’ farm planning handbook has recently been published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
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...
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...
