Good selection of machinery on show at the Ploughing

The big manufacturers and dealers put on very impressive displays and added greatly to the experience of those who attended the event.

James Maloney

30 September 2015

Good selection of machinery on show at the Ploughing

Presenting the Rosette award for Merlo are from left to right Martin Minchin Machinery Account Manager IFJ, Jim Chapman – Area Sales Manager - Merlo, Clare Curran - Head of Marketing - McHale Plant Sales, Denis McGrath – Equipment Sales Manager, McHale Plant Sales and James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ

Trevor Richardson from Atkins Farm Machinery accepts the Rosette award for the Bredal F8 spreader from Martin Minchin Machinery Account Manager IFJ and James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ

Mark Casement Managing Director of Same Deutz Fahr (SDF), Graham Barnwell Product Marketing Manager SDF accepts the award for the special edition Warrior 7250 TTV from James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ and Martin Minchin Machinery Account Manager IFJ. Also pictures is Kevin Price from SDF

Gary Daly from Farmec Ltd. accepts the Rosette award for the Bargam Special tractor mounted Sprayer from James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ and Martin Minchin Machinery Account Manager IFJ

Karol Duignean from Claas Ireland accepts the award for the Claas Cargos wagon introduced to Ireland this year

The McConnel VFRT recieved a Rossette award in the hedgecuter class, pictured from left to right are John Mulhall Kverneland Ireland, Martin Minchin from the IFJ, Ed Hall from McConnel and James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ

The McHale ProCut F3001 receives the Rossette award, Pictures from left to right are Martin Minchin IFJ, James Heanue Sales Manager McHale, Paul McHale Marketing Manager at McHale, and James Maloney from The IFJ

Mike Malone from Malone Engineering accepts the Rosette award for the Shake N Rake, from James Maloney and Martin Minchin from The IFJ

Pat Kenny from Abbey Farm Machinery accepts the Rosette award for Abbeys new Tri-App applicator system Martin Minchin from the IFJ

Paul Quinn from Mastek Engineering in Cavan accepts the Rossette award for his new sub soil slurry injector, from Martin Minchin Machinery Account Manager IFJ and James Maloney Machinery Editor IFJ

Sean Fitzgerald from Pottinger Ireland accepts the Rossette award from James Maloney IFJ for the Torro Combiline Forage Wagon, also pictured are Sven and Martin Minchin from The IFJ

Sean Gorman Area Sales Manager for Agco and the Fendt range accepts the Rossette award for the new command arm on the Fendt 828.

Patrick Deegan from Cummins Ireland and Chris Britner from JPM UK accept their award for the Versatile high hp conventional tractor

The Irish Farmers Journal, in association with the National Ploughing Association, hosted the Innovation Rosette Award at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

The purpose of the Innovation Rosette Award is to highlight new farm machinery product introductions from at home and abroad that were shown for the first time at the Ploughing.

Innovations

The Irish Farmers Journal Innovation Rosette Award serves to highlight and recognise new product innovations that provide solutions to the many challenges that face farmers in modern agriculture.

In deciding on the winners, there was special attention paid to the key aspects of innovations that bring improved performance, safety at work and environmental protection. Here, we feature some of the winning machines that were presented on day two of the Ploughing.