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Farmers, contractors and tyre-kickers will see some €45m worth of machinery on display at the Ploughing next week.
According to the National Ploughing Association (NPA), the value of all equipment at the Ploughing is in excess of €45m.
The NPA is hopeful of record crowds again this year after more than 280,000 passed through the gates of the event last year.
The Irish Farmers Journal will have livestock demonstrations at our stand (282) at 10am, 12pm and 2pm each of the three days.
You can follow unrivalled and exclusive coverage of the 2017 National Ploughing Championships on www.farmersjournal.ie.
Tractor sales
Meanwhile, tractor sales have jumped nearly 50% in August compared with the same month last year.
The latest tractor registrations figures issued by the FTMTA show that there were 129 new units registered in the last month, which is a 46% increase on the 88 units registered during the same month in 2016.
A total of 1,535 units have been registered from January to August 2017, which is an 8% reduction on the 1,666 units registered in same period of 2016.
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