Farm machinery
For the latest news in farm machinery in Ireland, you need the Irish Farmers Journal. Browse below for reports, reviews, insights and videos spanning a diverse range of topics about new and vintage farm machinery, motors and more.
Tanco: wrapping up innovation
Gary Abbott sat down with Aengus Lacey, sales and marketing manager at Tanco Autowrap.
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Weighbridge is key for New Zealand forage harvesting operations
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited Blue Grass Contracting in Matamata, a large contracting outfit in the Waikato region in New Zealand who charge for harvesting traded grass and maize on a c/kg DM basis.
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Gary Abbott caught up with tillage contractor Brian Tallon harvesting fodder beet near Clogherhead. Brian and his son Andrew specialize in root crop harvesting.
Peter Thomas Keaveney reports from a visit to an on-farm sheep sale at Eskvale Station, which is located in North Canterbury on the South Island, New Zealand.
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Brook Nettleton from Blue Grass Contracting in Matamata, a contracting business in the Waikato region in New Zealand who charge for harvesting traded grass and maize on a c/kg DM basis.
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wicklow brothers Pat and Andrew Doyle who have been in the forestry game since 1982, and recently took delivery of a new Komatsu 931xc, one of the first sold in Ireland.
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with the Hartley family near Glenmore in south Kilkenny who recently took delivery of their new Belair Premium L, their second zero grazing machine in three years.
Based in Ballymacward, Co Galway, suckler farmer Paul Mulkerrins made the move to a skid steer back in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott put the Massey Ferguson four-cylinder 200hp 6718S up against it’s the six-cylinder 200hp counterpart, the 7718S.
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Galway based dairy farmer, Darragh Ryder, to find out how his 2018 Weidemann 5080T has performed after clocking up 1,500 hours.
Last autumn, Waterford based beef finisher Paul Power made the move to a Strautmann diet feeder/straw blower two in one machine, the first Strautmann built one of its kind in Ireland. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
SIP grassland equipment was first introduced into Ireland in 2016. Earlier in the summer, Peter Thomas Keaveney tried out a front and rear mounted mower combination.
Volkswagen offers solid T-Cross appeal
Volkswagen has entered the compact SUV market with the T-Cross introduced in April Michael Moroney gives his verdict on driving what is being called an Urban Crossover in a rural setting.
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Peugeot announces prices and electric option for new 208
Peugeot has announced the pricing and spec levels for its new Peugeot 208 and the electric version e-208 range.
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In pictures: private collection of 120 vintage tractors in Finland
Finnish beef and tillage farmer Gustav Rehnberg has built a very impressive collection of vintage tractors, writes Lorcan Allen.
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Glanbia’s Black Friday offers – live now on GlanbiaConnect and in store
Glanbia is having its biggest-ever Black Friday sale and is offering farmers nationwide an opportunity to stock up, save big and support local, with genuine value across thousands of products.
New Holland T5 range - three champions, one team
The T5 range has been designed to be the ultimate all-rounder for today’s modern mixed farms, whether it is doing loader work, working with mounted implements or travelling down the road.
Cultivate loans - 'no stress involved in it whatsoever'
Cultivate loans from the credit union is one option for farmers who wish to develop their farms.
Refresh your drying off technique for optimum results
Research has clearly demonstrated the link between infection during the dry cow period and subsequent clinical mastitis and elevated somatic cell counts (SCC) in early lactation.