While you’re reading today’s Irish Farmers Journal, €35m worth of equipment is working its way through some of the 100ac of grass at this year’s FTMTA Grass & Muck event taking place in Gurteen College, Co Tipperary.

Part of this land is also being used for slurry and muck spreading demonstrations.

Notable new products being launched in Ireland are the Claas Torion articulated loader which will be working on the silage pit, the 911hp New Holland Forage Cruiser forage harvester, a whole new grass equipment range from Massey Ferguson and Fendt, the new McHale twin-rotor rake and Poettinger Impress round baler.

It is expected that in excess of 12,500 people will make the journey to the event.

The Irish Farmers Journal will also have a stand there at plot number 66.