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- 04-05-2013 - Crowleys \nand Terex - The new Terex TLB890 backhoe loader was officially introduced to the Irish market with a launch event at Irish importers, MP Crowleys Ltd in Cork recently. British-based Terex used a roadshow type event to showcase the...
- 27-04-2013 - Horsch claims resurgence in seed and fertilizer drills - Combination drilling is in resurgence, claims Horsch. The company is now selling more than 20% of its drills in Britain and Ireland with the ability to place fertilizer and seed in one pass. "Seed and fertilizer...
- 20-04-2013 - FCI AGM for Portlaoise - The Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI), which is based at Kieran, Carnaross, Kells, Co Meath (tel: 087-7551111, email: peter@farmcontractors.ie) will be holding its first annual general meeting since its...
- 13-04-2013 - Kellys of Borris open days - FTMTA member Kellys of Borris Ltd will hold its show and sale days on Friday, 26 April, from 11am to 10pm and on Saturday, 27 April, from 10am to 6pm. There will be a focus on the new range of CLAAS ARION 500 and 600...
- 06-04-2013 - Zetor unveils low-cost Major models - First versions of the new Zetor Major tractor have now arrived in Ireland to Zetor distributors Zetor Sales Ireland at McHale's Plant Sales in Birdhill, Co Tipperary. These tractors are viewed as low frills, low-tech,...
- 23-03-2013 - Whelans take on Kverneland for Galway area - Kverneland Group Ireland has appointed Whelans Garage, Kilrush and Ennis, Co Clare, as Kverneland dealers for the Galway area. The family-run operation, which is now managed by brothers Joseph and Kevin Whelan,...
- 16-03-2013 - Murphy's of Headford get Merlo dealership - John Deere main dealers, Murphy's Garage of Headford, have been appointed to represent the Merlo range of agricultural telehandlers. The Galway-based dealership is the first appointment to represent the...
- 09-03-2013 - Manufacturers expect continuing global growth - The Agrievolution Economic Committee is a working group of the Agrievolution Alliance, which is a network of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturers' associations. The committee met in Moscow in late...
- 02-03-2013 - Mairead McGuiness features in AGCO video - Irish MEP Mairead McGuinness featured no less than four times in the AGCO "For a new generation" video released at the SIMA Show by Massey Ferguson. She said that agriculture used to be seen as an industry of the past,...
- 23-02-2013 - Claas unveils three-point 10 rotor tedder - Claas has introduced the new Volto 1100, which is claimed to be the world's first three-point linkage mounted 10 rotor tedder. It has a working width of 10.70 metres and features what Claas calls the newly developed Max...
- 26-01-2013 - Pottinger chief confirmed for FTMTA Show meeting - Heinz Pottinger, the joint managing director at one of Europe's leading farm machinery manufacturing companies, Pottinger of Austria has confirmed that he will be the lead speaker at a special Institution of...
- 19-01-2013 - New Holland confirms prices for three new baler models - Following the first showing of the latest New Holland Roll Baler range at Ploughing 2012, the company has confirmed the prices for the three new baler models. While the balers will not be on display at the forthcoming...
- 12-01-2013 - Krone\nreports\nimpressive\ngrowth - The German family-owned farm machinery company Krone, well known in Ireland through its distributor Farmhand, has reported a record turnover in 2011/2012 of almost €1.4bn. The new figures for the current year do...
- 29-12-2012 - Kelly's appointed for Househam - Carlow-based farm machinery company Kelly's of Borris has been appointed as the Irish agents for the Househam range of sprayers. These British built machines have been upgraded in recent months with new Merlin and...
- 22-12-2012 - Magnum in anniversary colours - The Magnum series has been one of the milestones in Case IH high performance tractor development. Now to celebrate the 25-year anniversary, Case IH is producing a limited number of Magnum Silver Edition tractors. In...
- 15-12-2012 - Agricultural tractor tax rises - The rate of annual tax for an agricultural tractor will increase in January 2013 from €95 to €102 according to the recent budget 2013. There was no increase in the rate of VRT applicable to tractors or other...
- 08-12-2012 - 10 tips for saving tractor diesel - 1 Match horsepower: To save fuel, try shifting up a gear and throttling back, aiming for a higher speed at lower engine revs. Economy speed PTOs should be used where possible for lighter field work. Because many farmers...
- 01-12-2012 - Farm quads escape tougher laws - Farmers can breathe a collective sigh of relief after MEPs voted through an exemption for farm quad bikes from tougher EU laws on emissions and safety that will now apply to on-road quads and motorbikes. Voting through...
- 24-11-2012 - Meath Farm Machinery expands into Kildare - John Deere dealer Meath Farm Machinery has expanded into the Kildare, south Meath, south Dublin and Westmeath areas formerly covered by Lyons and Burton. A new outlet equipped with the latest technology and full...
- 17-11-2012 - Milne awarded best NI farm machinery company - Alan Milne Tractors based at Newry and Carryduff in Co Down, has been awarded the first prize for best machinery company of the year in Northern Ireland at a recent ceremony in Belfast. Alan Milne Tractors is a leading...
- 10-11-2012 - JCB expands further in India - JCB has unveiled plans to expand its manufacturing operations in India by investing £62m in a new construction equipment factory in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This will be JCB's fourth factory in India. The company manufactures...
- 03-11-2012 - Agrigear's winter sale - Agrigear is currently holding its annual winter sale until Saturday 17 November. The Bailieborough, Co Cavan based tyre and wheel supplier is offering special value on tyres, rims and wheels. Fred Clarke of Agrigear...
- 04-05-2013 - New look for the Terex TLB890 backhoe loader - The team from Terex in Britain was in Ireland recently for the launch of the new Terex TLB890 backhoe/digger loader. The machine has a heritage that stretches back to the old Massey Ferguson 50B loader, which was a...
- 27-04-2013 - JCB engine changes \nfor lower emissions - Companies in the tractor and the construction sector are working hard to meet the pending EU exhaust emissions regulations for off-road engines that include those used on farm machinery, which are costing engine...
- 13-04-2013 - Trailer lights \nplug and play options\n - Farming can be a particularly tough environment for trailer lights. They are required to stay operational while subjected to the elements from being left outside and to resist physical damage and attack from corrosive...
- 06-04-2013 - Teagle Titan muck spreaders to come to Ireland - Martin Rickatson British farm machinery maker Teagle, perhaps best known for its popular Tomahawk bale shredder/dispensers, has re-entered the competitive rear-discharge muck spreader market, with a range of machines...
- 30-03-2013 - McConnel goes in front with hedger option - McConnel is now offering a front-mounting option for the PA5360 Power Arm hedgecutter range. This allows customers to create a purpose-built hedge-cutting and verge-mowing platform for improved comfort and visibility....
- 23-03-2013 - Tumosan unveil bigger Maxima range - The Turkish Tumosan tractor company unveiled its new higher power Maxima range to a visiting group of Irish dealers when they were at the factory last week. The group, lead by Michael and Joan Grogan of Tumosan Ireland,...
- 16-03-2013 - Plan to reduce diesel usage - There are new strategies to help lower diesel consumption in tractors and other farm machines and now there is help to make sure that it can happen. The Efficient20 project is a European-funded initiative to help...
- 09-03-2013 - McHale C460 \nchopper proves \nto be robust - Bruce Lett McHale gave us our first glimpse of its new C460 bale feeding and straw blowing machine in 2010. The trailed C460 is a high specification machine designed to compete with similar machines from the likes of...
- 23-02-2013 - Valtra packs power in four-cylinder N163 - Bruce Lett This week, we take a look at one of the most powerful four-cylinder tractors on the market, the Valtra N163. This is the largest model in the Valtra N-Series, which spans the 99hp to 163hp band. The N163 has...
- 26-01-2013 - Lots to see at LAMMA - With new owners and a planned 2014 move to a bigger site closer to Luton and Stansted, Britain's LAMMA machinery show continues to grow. Freezing fog and snow didn't deter the crowds from the 2013 event, held last week...
- 19-01-2013 - Gron Gas powers 2,500 Danish homes - Cross Agricultural Engineering from Rathangan, Co Kildare, recently organised a trip to Denmark to visit the Gron Gas bio-gas facility to which the company had recently supplied an Elephant beet washer. Bruce Lett...
- 12-01-2013 - Deere lead 2011 tractor market - latest stats - The figures on tractor registrations by brand for 2011 have been released by the FTMTA statistics service, one year after the closing of the year, in compliance with EU regulations on trade. The figures show that the...
- 05-01-2013 - Heavy duty \nhedgecutter \nfor heavy \nduty hedge - David Wright deputy ni editor Keeping hedges under control is fast turning into a headache for many Irish farmers. The hedge cutting season is short, from 1 September to the end of February, and given the wet autumn...
- 29-12-2012 - Weighty\nelectronic\nrepairs - Feeding of cattle, and in particular dairy cows, for the most part depends on mixing up a ration of silage, minerals and other ingredients in a diet feeder or mixer wagon. Constituents are mixed at very specific rates...
- 22-12-2012 - Rotor \nbalancing \nact for \nhedger - Bruce Lett Flail type hedgecutters operate by spinning a rotor with flails attached at speeds in the region of 3000rpm. That is 50 revolutions per second giving a tip speed in excess of 200mph. If you break or lose a...
- 15-12-2012 - Farmer-dealer link\nmost important - FTMTA National Conference report Bruce Lett The recent FTMTA National Conference provided a range of topics, some of which would have limited farming appeal. The more significant ones were on the areas of global...
- 08-12-2012 - Claas FIELDNAV claims 10% cost savings - Claas claims that its early experience with the FIELDNAV contractor fleet management system has potential to cut contractor costs by up to 10%. This is a combination of fuel and time savings by using the system to give...
- 24-11-2012 - Massey launches two new smaller tractor ranges - Michael Moroney machinery editor Massey Ferguson used the occasion of the Italian EIMA Show in Bologna to launch two new ranges of tractor, both of which are in the sub 100hp category. For Massey Ferguson, this sector...
- 17-11-2012 - More new tractors despite ailing Italian economy - The giant EIMA Farm Machinery Show took place in Bologna, Italy last week against a background where the Italian farm machinery industry is suffering every bit as much as the country's ailing economy. Like Ireland,...
- 27-10-2012 - Twin tub feeding versatility - Investing in a twin tub type vertical diet feeder demands a good management approach to maximise the efficiency and throughput of what is a seasonal machine. That was the decision for Kildare suckler and tillage farmer...
- 20-10-2012 - Slurry spreading \nunder pressure - The extension of the slurry spreading dates to the end of October should have provided some relief for farmers who had to house cattle earlier than usual, but weather conditions in the last few days have meant a...
- 13-10-2012 - Bomford gives \nhedges the \nEVO treatment - Kilkenny-based IAM Agricultural Machinery and Ireland's Bomford importers have demonstrated a newly styled and revised range of hedgecutters in Kilkenny. The Bomford Kestrel, Hawk and Falcon hedgecutters have all...
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