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WW Doherty & Sons celebrates 100 years in business

Limerick-based Deutz Fahr dealer WW Doherty & Sons recently celebrated 100 years in business.

FARM MACHINERY 15 April 2026

WW Doherty & Sons celebrates 100 years in business

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Contractor fuel surcharges: is this the best solution for current turbulence?

Contractor fuel surcharges: is this the best solution for current turbulence?

FARM MACHINERY 15 April 2026

Offaly pig farmer moves to 24m dribble bar for top-dressing cereals

Offaly pig farmer moves to 24m dribble bar for top-dressing cereals

FARM MACHINERY 8 April 2026

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

Longford contractor praises simplistic ‘no-chains’ Marshall dung spreader

FARM MACHINERY 8 April 2026

Sligo contractor swears by Strautmann wagons

Sligo contractor swears by Strautmann wagons

Sligo contractor swears by Strautmann wagons

FARM MACHINERY 1 April 2026

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Can Irish farming continue to afford a pit silage system?

Can Irish farming continue to afford a pit silage system?

Massive 73% fuel cost increase has become a tipping point in looming crisis.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Making silage, is the loader properly appreciated?

Making silage, is the loader properly appreciated?

Fergal O’Sullivan investigates all things pit related, from loader size, weight, tyres and engine power to explore how they influence the overall silage fermentation process.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Limerick contractor moves to 20-tonne 250hp Komatsu loader

Limerick contractor moves to 20-tonne 250hp Komatsu loader

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Noel Duggan, from Duggan Agri Contractors in Limerick to see how his Komatsu WA380-8 has performed during its first season.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

First drive: Can-Am Outlander Electric

First drive: Can-Am Outlander Electric

Last week Gary Abbott travelled to Barcelona to spend some time with Can-Am’s first electric ATV and see how it stacks up compared to its petrol engine counterparts.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

First Kverneland ‘on-land’ plough is proving hugely successful in Kildare

First Kverneland ‘on-land’ plough is proving hugely successful in Kildare

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with tillage farmer Tony McNally, to get his opinion on Kverneland’s first ‘on-land’ 3400 S six-furrow reversible plough, which he purchased last year.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Urea v compound - do you know how to set your spreader accurately?

Urea v compound - do you know how to set your spreader accurately?

Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott outline the importance of understanding characteristics of different fertilisers and adjusting the spreader to suit each one.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

With the planting and silage season almost upon us, contractors will soon be consuming large quantities of fuel, which is expected to account for 18% of machine running costs. Michael Moroney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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