Despite the addition of a fourth pavilion providing 2,000 sq m of extra indoor exhibition space, all stands at the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show 2017, which will take place at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, from Thursday 9 February to Saturday 11 February, are now fully sold out.

Online ticket sales are now available from a link via the FTMTA website at www.ftmta.ie and are available at €15 each, which is a saving of €5 over the price on the door and FTMTA encourages all visitors to avail of this online saving.

US farm equipment exports drop by 14%

Exports of US-made agricultural equipment were down 14% overall for the first three quarters of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, with new machinery to a total value of $5.1bn shipped to global markets, according to a recent report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing US Department of Commerce data.