N.Ireland
Farmer fined for water pollution in Armagh
A farmer was fined for causing pollution to a river in Co. Armagh earlier today, according to Northern Ireland’s Department of...
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National Ploughing Championships
Big 'Kats' destined for the National Ploughing Championships
Slurry equipment manufacturer SlurryKat will attend this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly on September 19, 20...
National Ploughing Championships
Irish team 'shines' at European ploughing championships
Jer Coakley from Cork and Dan Donnelly from Wexford did their country proud at the European Ploughing Federation (EPF) championship...
Machinery
Irish team ‘shines’ at European ploughing championships
Jer Coakley from Cork and Dan Donnelly from Wexford did their country proud at the European Ploughing Federation (EPF) championship...
Rural Life
Pics: Eye-catching classic tractors turn the sod at Cooley ploughing festival
The 2017 Convoy to Cooley Peninsula Ploughing Festival took place this weekend; the event was hosted in Riverstown. The festival included...
Agri-Business
Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market
A trip to an orchard near Ljubljana, Slovenia, proved to be a ‘light bulb’ moment for Co. Down farmer, Will...
Machinery
Landini and McCormick tractors back at the Ploughing - with new faces
Landini and McCormick tractors will be back at the National Ploughing Championships this year as new distributor AgriArgo UK “underlines...
Rural Life
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
N.Ireland
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
Machinery
'Machine Sync': Letting the combine driver 'control' the tractor and trailer
Winner of a DLG Silver Medal at Agritechnica 2011, John Deere’s ‘Machine Sync’ machine-to-machine communication system has been in operation...
Machinery
Machinery trade association to hold AGM next month
The 2017 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) will take place at 12...
Forestry
Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines
G&G Timber Harvesting is a relatively new venture; it’s based in Camross Co. Laois and is owned and operated by...
Machinery
MF's French tractor factory set to grow
AGCO – the parent company of Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra and other brands – is set to expand its factory in...
N.Ireland
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...
N.Ireland
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...
Machinery
Pics: New round balers from machinery giant John Deere
Variable-chamber balers have long-since been less popular than their fixed-chamber (roller-type) counterparts here in Ireland. Such machines do sell well...
Machinery
It's a wrap: Claas joins the 'film instead of net' movement
Claas says that its latest Rollant 455 UNIWRAP can, instead of the usual net wrapping process, apply film to initially...
N.Ireland
'Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that while it is helpful that the government has put on paper its...
