Armstrong Machinery Harvest and Tillage Day

FTMTA member, Armstrong Machinery Ltd of Lusk, Co Dublin, will mark 40 years of selling New Holland harvest equipment with a harvest and tillage day on Saturday 15 July.

The event will be held at Milverton on the Lusk to Skerries road in Co Dublin and will be signposted from the premises of Armstrong Machinery at The Five Roads, Lusk. The field will open at 11am with demonstrations from noon. Visitors to the event will see a 1977 New Holland Clayson 1540 working alongside modern machines such as the CX8.70 XL with 25ft head and the all-new CX5080 with 17ft cut. A full range of Hew Holland tractors including the T8 will be on view as well as the LM telehandler range, the 1290 big square baler and the RB 150 Roll Belt baler. Many other ranges of machinery will also be seen in demonstrations and on display including Kverneland, Vicon, McConnel, Sulky, MX Loaders and more.

FTMTA machinery auction

The first ever FTMTA farm machinery trade auction continues to receive a very positive reaction from members of the association. The auction will be held in conjunction with Paul Cooke Auctions, at Punchestown Event Centre on Saturday 30 September.

Numerous lots have already been entered by FTMTA members across the country. Certain to attract strong interest from machinery buyers at home and overseas are tractors, combines, self-propelled silage harvesters, tillage implements, grass implements and construction equipment. The auction will facilitate the sales of lots coming from FTMTA member firms only; lots from other sources will not be considered. Viewing will be open at Punchestown on the two days prior to the auction, Thursday and Friday, 28 and 29 September.

Full details, including photographs, of most lots, will be available online at www.paulcookeauctions.com in advance of the auction. Bidding will be possible onsite, online or through a pre-bid service. To bid at the auction, potential buyers must first place a bidding deposit with the auctioneers and this is fully refundable in the event of not making a purchase.

De Courcey Working Day

FTMTA member firm McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Ltd of Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, will support the De Courcey Classic and Vintage Club Harvest Working Day to be held this year on 7 August, the holiday Monday. This very popular event moves to a new site overlooking the sea at Harbour View, Kilbrittain, Co Cork, this year and will take place on the farm of club member Derry Desmond. McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales were previously involved with the event in 2013 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Claas brand for which they are a well known dealer.