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Kuhn adds rotary hoe to mechanical weeder range
Gary Abbott
Following on from launching its mechanical hoes at Agritechnica in 2023, Kuhn has now completed its mechanical weeder offering with the launch of its Starliner rotary hoe range.
19 March 2025 News
Valtra completes $38m Finnish investment
Valtra has completed a $38 million investment at its plant in Suolahti, Finalnd which includes a new paint shop and the ability to manufacturer CVT transmissions onsite for its Q and S Series tractors
19 March 2025 News
Trelleborg expands TM800 tyre range
Trelleborg has expanded its well-known TM800 tyre range by offering more sizes, new size includes 480/65R28, 600/65R38 with two more sizes due to arrive in the coming months.
Telescopic loader registrations up 70%
A total of 102 new telescopic loaders were registered during February 2025, an increase of 70% on February 2024, according to data provided by the FTMTA.
19 March 2025 News
Telematics: the key to farm efficiency
Fergal O Sullivan* looks at the role of telematics and how it can help both contractors, farmers and machinery dealers improve efficiency by gathering real time data and monitor in field performance.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
Two decades of contracting in Carlow
Gary Abbott speaks with first generation agricultural contractor, Stephen Eustace from Co Carlow to find out about day-to-day business and his choice of machinery.
19 March 2025 Contracting
Lely Juno pushes both feed and production on Longford farm
In 2021, Derek O’Halleran installed a Lely Juno automatic feed pusher on his farm – a labour-saving machine he claims paid for itself after 10 months due to increased milk yield. Gary Abbott writes.
12 March 2025 News
US company Carbon Robotics debuts second generation laser weeder
US tech company, Carbon Robotics has debuted its second generation LaserWeeder claiming sub-millimetre weed control and a reduction in weed control costs of up to 80%.
12 March 2025 News
M & S Machinery scoops dealer of the year award for second year running
M & S Machinery has been awarded the 2024 Irish dealer of the year accolade by New Holland for the second year running.
6 March 2025 News
Zetor to launch 131hp to 171hp 6 series
Zetor is set to launch its brand-new 6 series tractor range, a new four-cylinder line up which will replace the current Forterra HD and Crystal HD models.
5 March 2025 News
Kverneland replaces DA and S drill
Kverneland has introduced a new generation of one-pass mounted seed drills, replacing the popular DA and S drill models which ceased production last December.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
An integrated approach with Claas connect
Claas has brought all machine management, service planning, licence management, application maps and more to a single, cloud-based platform, writes Gary Abbott.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery