Machinery
Have you ever seen a self-propelled 'small' square baler?
Combines, foragers, potato harvesters and just about everything else, it seems, can be had in the guise of a self-propelled...
Latest Stories
Dairy
Pics: Farmers coat EU Council buildings with milk powder in protest
Dairy farmers who are members of the European Milk Board (EMB) are protesting today in Brussels to demand a permanent...
Environment
Contractors busy spreading slurry as tanks reach storage capacity
Contractors around the country have been busy spreading slurry since the deadline lifted, just as some tanks were reaching capacity....
Beef
Farmers run into BVD testing problems in Northern Ireland
Farmers must check that they have paid the required level of postage on calf tissue samples sent for BVD testing,...
Dairy
Holstein heifer calf sells for over €175,000 in Australia
A Holstein heifer calf recently sold for $251,000 (€177,500) at an auction in Australia, breaking the previous national record. The two-month-old...
World News
30% fall in New Zealand sheep numbers in the past decade
The number of sheep in New Zealand has fallen by 30% in the past decade, figures released by Statistics New...
Dairy
A 15-year journey - From Co. Monaghan to milking 480 cows in New Zealand
Hailing from Co. Monaghan, Olin Greenan is a shining example of what can be achieved in just 15 years of...
Beef
Beef conformation on the decline in Northern Ireland
The conformation scores achieved by prime cattle kill during the final quarter of 2016 generally declined from the corresponding period...
Dairy
No SMP sold at third tender event - offers below minimum price set
Prices offered at the third skimmed milk powder (SMP) public intervention tender last week ranged from €155/100kg to €190/100kg. These were...
Machinery
New Holland looks back on 100 years of tractor history
New Holland is celebrating 100 years of tractor production in 2017, with a number of events organised in honour of...
Machinery
Video: Where did Volvo loading shovels come from?
Volvo loading shovels are a popular choice with Irish agricultural contractors. Every summer, these machines (along with JCB, Komatsu, Caterpillar...
Rural Life
Underground North-South Interconnector 'may be the cheapest option'
Members of the North East Pylon Group (NEPP) are claiming that it will be cheaper to put the North-South Interconnector...
Other
Video: How to keep an insatiably hungry harvester moving
Struggling to find an operator that can drive steadily alongside a self-propelled forage harvester? Why not simply abandon the whole...
World News
Hundreds of livestock injured, dead and missing following Italian quakes
Hundreds of livestock have been injured, killed or are still missing following a series of earthquakes in the central region of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu prevention zone extended in the North
The bird flu prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which was declared just before Christmas, has been extended until March 16....
Dairy
China's dairy imports recovered 'substantially' in 2016
China’s dairy imports recovered substantially during 2016; however figures remain below 2014 levels, a year that saw speculation driving import...
Sheep
Quintuplets born to Charollais ewe on Tyrone farm
This week saw a pedigree Charollais ewe give birth to quintuplets on the north Tyrone farm of the Foster family....
Machinery
Massey Ferguson to sponsor the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Massey Ferguson is set to become a brand new platinum sponsor of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU). The new partnership,...
