Farm machinery

The latest farm machinery news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with reports, reviews, prices and videos of new and vintage farm machinery, motors and more.

Machinery
Change of CEO at CNH
Gary Abbott
CNH Industrial, the parent company of brands such as Case IH and New Holland, has appointed Gerrit Marx as its new CEO.
Change of CEO at CNH
 
 
Amazone acquires Brazilian fertiliser spreader manufacturer
Machinery
Amazone acquires Brazilian fertiliser spreader manufacturer
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
Machinery
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
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Machinery
In pictures: 2002 New Holland TM150 sells for €21,000 at Carlow auction
Machinery
Quarter one tractor registrations back 8% on 2023
VIDEOS
FARM MACHINERY
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Sowing a substantial acreage of corn each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford contractor Trevor James to find out why he runs Horsch drills.
Kilkenny contractor putting big numbers through three McHale Fusions
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Kilkenny contractor putting big numbers through three McHale Fusions
With two Fusion 4+s and a Fusion 3+, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractor Stephen Dunne who began round baling in 1998, and has grown his business significantly since.
Self-propelled baler gaining popularity in the States
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Self-propelled baler gaining popularity in the States
With a suckler and tillage enterprise alongside a machinery dealership, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with the Vanden Hoek family in South Dakota to find out about their self-propelled Vermeer baler
Tama brings new ‘plastic-type netting’ concept to the market
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Tama brings new ‘plastic-type netting’ concept to the market
With EZ Web, Tama is targeting farmers and contractors who run balers that can’t apply NRF, but who want a one-stop solution for removing film from bales using a bale shears.
CONTRACTING
Thirty-three years of Lely Welger balers in the west
Gary Abbott
Thirty-three years of Lely Welger balers in the west
After 33 years of running Lely Welger round balers, the Grealis family upgraded to a Massey Ferguson RB 3130F Protec combination baler wrapper in 2021. Gary Abbott finds out how the move has been.
Wilson bale chaser - a Super Move for Cork contractor
Gary Abbott
Wilson bale chaser - a Super Move for Cork contractor
Baling over 25,000 bales annually, Lloyd Forbes Agri Contracting has been running bale chasers since 2009, Gary Abbott finds out why Wilson Engineering has been the brand of choice.
MOTORS
Toyota enters the BEV market with competitive bZ4X
Michael Moroney
Toyota enters the BEV market with competitive bZ4X
Toyota’s first full battery electric car (BEV), called the bZ4X, has a name that’s either easy to forget or hard to remember.
VINTAGE
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solutionSPONSORED
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution
Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®SPONSORED
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®
VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.
There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chainSPONSORED
There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chain
If not palm, then what? Understanding the complex story of sustainable palm and the vital role it plays in supporting global conservation efforts, local economies and the dairy supply chain.
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