Agri-Business
Global food security experts met in Belfast this week
Food security experts from all over the world converged in Belfast this week (May 28-31) for a major summit on...
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Machinery
Auction report: Silage and other machinery pulls the punters
A mix of modern and old machinery (including silage-making equipment) went under the hammer at an on-site auction in England....
Machinery
Auction report: Machinery changes hands in sweltering sunshine
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in Ireland;...
N.Ireland
Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30,...
N.Ireland
Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30,...
Grass
GrassCheck: Contractors reel in bumper first cut as growth spurt continues
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Grass
GrassCheck: Contractors reel in bumper first cut as growth spurt continues
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Grass
'Contractors are nearly begging people to go work for them'
Conditions may be ideal for grass cutting across the country, yet contractors are seriously struggling to find tractor drivers to...
Machinery
Was this Balmoral's beefiest 'beast'?
No; it’s not an optical illusion – this monstrous tracked CAT (Caterpillar) may well have been the beefiest beast you’d...
Machinery
Auction report: Modern Valtra or 'old-school' Case IH...take your pick
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in Ireland;...
Arable
Sprawling machinery event draws a crowd...but is all about just one brand
Amatechnica, a bi-annual show displaying all things Amazone – big and small, took place at the company’s headquarters in Germany...
Machinery
Raw 1970s power: What is a 'picture-perfect' Ford like this worth?
What has been described as “one of the most important collections of classic Ford and related tractors” was sold at...
Machinery
Trade focus: Manufacturing in Meath...no machine too big or too small
Ireland is currently enjoying a small industrial renaissance; certainly in the agricultural sector where there are many small and medium-sized...
Machinery
Trade focus: Family-owned German giant marries big machines and 'big data'
We may never hear it said publicly, but there is a growing awareness within the trade that the agricultural machinery...
Machinery
'First of its kind' tractor testing course launched by AIT
A tractor testing course – described as the “first of its kind” – has been launched by the Athlone Institute of...
Machinery
'No intent to deceive' in tractor restoration mix-up
A recent court sitting in Co. Limerick heard how there was “no intent to deceive” in an unusual case relating to...
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ at monster May tractor sale
Monday, May 14, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Sheep
Open day planned at NI's first RamCompare flock
Northern farm research body AgriSearch is set to host a farm walk explaining the results of pioneering commercial progeny study,...
