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Year-on-year tractor and loaders sales up over 5% in 2026

New tractor registrations for the first three quarters of 2026 are up 6% on 2025, while new telehandler sales are running 5% ahead on 2025 figures.

NEWS 14 October 2026

Year-on-year tractor and loaders sales up over 5% in 2026

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Why this Kilkenny contractor replaced one JCB loader with two

Why this Kilkenny contractor replaced one JCB loader with two

FARM MACHINERY 14 October 2026

New €123,000 Kramer impresses dairy farmer but two features fall short

New €123,000 Kramer impresses dairy farmer but two features fall short

FARM MACHINERY 14 October 2026

Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

FARM MACHINERY 14 October 2026

Farmer took a chance on a Chinese loader and 1,200 hours later has no regrets

Farmer took a chance on a Chinese loader and 1,200 hours later has no regrets

Farmer took a chance on a Chinese loader and 1,200 hours later has no regrets

NEWS 14 October 2026

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KGM Musso Q300 is the €51,950 4x4 pick-up taking on the Toyota Hilux

KGM Musso Q300 is the €51,950 4x4 pick-up taking on the Toyota Hilux

While the KGM brand name behind the Musso 4x4 pick-up that I’ve recently driven may appear new, this new name change is derived from the previous SsangYong group.

MOTORS 30 September 2026

4,000 watch Galway contractor beat 37-year-old ploughing world record time

4,000 watch Galway contractor beat 37-year-old ploughing world record time

In front of 4,000 onlookers, Pa McHugh broke the existing world record ploughing the fastest acre, at the Glenamaddy District Ploughing and Agricultural Show. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

NEWS 30 September 2026

Valtra's new T series tractor offers up to 245hp and optional €600 coffee maker

Valtra's new T series tractor offers up to 245hp and optional €600 coffee maker

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Finland to take a look at Valtra's eagerly anticipated new sixth generation T series, which spans 170 to 245hp and comes after six years of development.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

We drove Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 to see how much has changed

We drove Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 to see how much has changed

Massey Ferguson has broadened its 7S tractor range with six higher horsepower 7S Mark 2 models, offering a host of updates, including a new 7.5l engine, new cab and a 12in control terminal.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

Alistair Chambers catches up with Kildare father and son duo John and Jack Fennin who have established a beet, maize, wholecrop and straw winter-feed business.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

Last year, the revised TAMS III reference costs added 10% for plastic retaining bales shears, pushing grant aid to €3,888.50, Peter Thomas Keaveney look at the options available on the Irish market.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

Dutch firm's clever silage grab designed to leave pit face 'like it was shaven'

Dutch firm's clever silage grab designed to leave pit face 'like it was shaven'

Fergal O'Sullivan spoke to Frederick de Boer of Flingk Machinebouw, about its range of feeding and bedding equipment to see what Irish farmers may learn from the Dutch approach to winter feed-out.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

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Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

From a family farm in west Cork to the shelves of Dunnes Stores, Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese brings generations of cheesemaking tradition to the Simply Better range.

Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

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