N.Ireland
Discussions underway to find a single agri-food Brexit strategy for Northern Ireland
According to Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) Chairman Declan Billington, discussions are ongoing between his organisation and the...
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N.Ireland
Discussions underway to find a single agri-food Brexit strategy for Northern Ireland
According to Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) Chairman Declan Billington, discussions are ongoing between his organisation and the...
Machinery
Video: 190-hour MF 399 makes 'strong' price at major auction
Well-known global auction company Euro Auctions sold a Massey Ferguson 399 complete with a Massey Ferguson 885E front loader for an...
N.Ireland
Newry Show 2017 to host Aberdeen Angus extravaganza
This year’s Newry Show represents the focus of Ireland’s commitment to the World Aberdeen Angus Forum 2017, which will also...
Rural Life
874 miles and almost 5 days on a 'lawn' tractor...but why?
Prison officer Andy Maxfield from Lancashire, England, is aiming to break a six-year-old Guinness World Record by driving from John...
Machinery
Chart: Fendt holds 4 of the 5 top positions in German tractor rankings
Registration statistics in Germany, for 2016, show that four Fendt tractor models are among the top-five models (of all brands)...
Machinery
Just what tyre do you fit to a tractor of this stature?
Michelin Tyres has recently fitted its largest set of agricultural tyres – the AxioBib IF 900/65 R46 – onto an...
Machinery
Global farm machinery 'giant' passes away
Robert J Ratliff, who founded agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO, has died. AGCO is the parent company which owns iconic brands...
Rural Life
'Intensive' farm inspection campaign set to focus on tractors and farm machinery
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is set to begin a ‘month-long, intensive’ farm inspection campaign on Tuesday, May 2,...
Machinery
Amazone opens new €20m 'state-of-the-art' paint facility
German machinery manufacturer Amazone – represented here in Ireland by Farmhand – has opened a new €20 million paint facility...
Arable
Welcome changes made to TAMS tillage specs
Modifications have been made to the specifications of the TAMS II tillage scheme with various sections updated. These amendments will...
Machinery
Video: Vredo creates 'world's most powerful' slurry rig
Dutch machinery manufacturer Vredo has developed what it says is the world’s largest and most powerful self-propelled slurry machine – the...
Machinery
Video: Is this the ultimate 'alternative tractor' for wet ground?
French machinery firm Hubertrack has created a new low-ground-pressure machine – for farming in difficult or ‘poor’ conditions. The HHTrack100...
Machinery
Classic tractor sells for over £86,000 at auction, setting a new UK record
A 1963 Matbro Mastiff sold for £86,100 (€101,315) at Cheffins’ vintage auction on Saturday, April 22, in Sutton, England. The classic...
Machinery
Video: Hook up your hitch, hydraulics, electrics and PTO - without leaving the seat
Danish company Siwi claims to have the ultimate quick-hitch for a tractor. Its system incorporates not only a quick-coupling hitch, but...
Machinery
Tractor 'ball and spoon' gets hitched...to a growing network of Irish dealers
Ten prominent farm machinery dealers have lined up behind Fastparts – the parts and components division of farm machinery distributor...
Machinery
One of a kind: The 'modern' Volvo BM tractor
Volvo BM tractors – once a typical sight around parts of Europe until the mid 1980s, when Volvo manufactured its...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted and fined for illegally connecting to public water mains
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined for illegally connecting to a public water mains at a...
