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HSA farm safety inspections under way
Niamh Murphy
The HSA has begun inspecting farms nationwide to focus on safe use of machinery on farms. Farmers are urged to address maintenance or servicing issues with their machinery.
9 May 2024 News
Exhibitor applications open for November's FTMTA show
The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association online applications portal has now opened for exhibitors to book stands for the 2024 Farm Machinery Show, set to take place from 12 to 14 November.
8 May 2024 Farm machinery
Is Suzuki’s KingQuad 750 king of the quads?
The KingQuad 750 AXi is Suzuki’s flagship utility quad, ideal for farm use. Gary Abbott shares his thoughts after 200 hours.
Watch: review - compact handler offering big capacity
Peter Thomas Keaveney got the opportunity to spend some time with the Weidemann T7042, the first model from the manufacturer to have a 7m lift and 4.2t lifting capacity.
8 May 2024 Farm machinery
New Malone dealer in Northern Ireland
Tyrone-based J Alexander and Son Agri Machinery Sales has just been appointed as an agent for the Malone Farm Machinery range of equipment.
1 May 2024 News
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Sowing a substantial acreage of corn each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford contractor Trevor James to find out why he runs Horsch drills.
24 April 2024 Farm machinery
Business cycles and supply-demand mismatches
The agricultural machinery market in Europe is a clear example of a business cycle in action.
21 April 2024 News
Self-propelled baler gaining popularity in the States
With a suckler and tillage enterprise alongside a machinery dealership, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with the Vanden Hoek family in South Dakota to find out about their self-propelled Vermeer baler
17 April 2024 Farm machinery
Kilkenny contractor putting big numbers through three McHale Fusions
With two Fusion 4+s and a Fusion 3+, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractor Stephen Dunne who began round baling in 1998, and has grown his business significantly since.
17 April 2024 Farm machinery
Tama brings new ‘plastic-type netting’ concept to the market
With EZ Web, Tama is targeting farmers and contractors who run balers that can’t apply NRF, but who want a one-stop solution for removing film from bales using a bale shears.
17 April 2024 Farm machinery
On review: Malone's new clean cutting combo
Last summer, ahead of the launch of Malone’s new front mower, Peter Thomas Keaveney got the opportunity to put its front and rear mounted mowers combination through its paces.
17 April 2024 Farm machinery
Alpego’s Jet-X is just the drill for Meath tillage farmer
Gary Abbott visited Meath tillage farmer, Frank Eivers, to find out how his Alpego 3m Jet-X one-pass drill combination is performing as it enters its third season.
10 April 2024 Farm machinery