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Exhibitor applications open for November's FTMTA show
Gary Abbott
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.
2 May 2024 News
New Holland presents platform to simplify digital farm management
New Holland presented a new multi-brand digital farm management platform at Brazil’s Agrishow 2024 called FieldOps and it’s set for release later this year.
CNH sells off plough business
CNH has took the decision to sell its Överum agricultural plough business to a German investment company and instead focus its resources completely on its core product lines.
1 May 2024 News
Lynx Engineering to distribute Agribumper range in Ireland
Lynx Engineering Ireland has been appointed as the Irish importer and distributor for the Danish built Agribumper product range.
1 May 2024 News
Pronar appoints new dealer in Cavan
Cavan based Deutz Fahr dealers, Cavan Autotrac has recently been appointed as dealer for the Polish-built Pronar brand.
1 May 2024 News
Getting the goods in the ground with Grimme
Growing over 300 acres of potatoes, Gary Abbott caught up with Co Meath-based Meade Farm, to find out more about its Grimme GB 215 two-row belt planter as well as the planting process.
1 May 2024 l2
Change of CEO at CNH
CNH Industrial, the parent company of brands such as Case IH and New Holland, has appointed Gerrit Marx as its new CEO.
25 April 2024 News
Quarter one tractor registrations back 8% on 2023
Recent FTMTA figures show that 216 new tractors were registered in March this year, 13% less than March 2023, as figures for the first quarter of 2024 are back 8% at 878 units.
24 April 2024 News
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
The highest price at Hennessy Auctioneers’ April machinery auction was followed by €90,000 plus VAT for a 2016 Fendt 828 Vario, writes Gary Abbott.
24 April 2024 News
Agrifac expands into US market
As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Dutch sprayer manufacturer Agrifac is opening a new branch in the United States.
18 April 2024 News
Cost of making silage at €32.50/bale
The price of making round baled silage this summer is set to cost in the region of €29/bale to €32.50/bale excluding land charges.
17 April 2024 News