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Machinery
John Deere launches new flagship self-propelled sprayer
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Following on from John Deere’s rebranding of the Mazzotti sprayer lineup in 2023, five years after acquiring the Italian sprayer manufacturer, the firm has unveiled a new flagship machine.
11 June 2025 Farm machinery
John Deere unveils new F8 and F9 foragers
With more power, an improved driving experience, advanced automation and more precision farming technology, John Deere has launched its new F8 and F9 self-propelled forage harvesters.
11 June 2025 News
John Deere introduces next generation of round balers
Ahead of Agritechnica this autumn, John Deere is launching its next generation of fixed and variable chamber round balers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
Kverneland and AgXeed set autonomous world ploughing record
Kverneland and Dutch autonomy solutions provider, AgXeed, have set the first world record for autonomous ploughing.
11 June 2025 News
Demand for European-made machinery highest since 2023
CEMA’s latest report outlines that the demand for European manufactured agricultural machinery is on the rise, with the industry at its most positive in two years. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
11 June 2025 News
SlurryKat launches new mobile nurse tank design
SlurryKat has launched its new design generation three range of mobile nurse tanks, which the Armagh manufacturer first introduced in 2015.
11 June 2025 News
Tidy front-mounted trailing shoe offering better weight distribution
Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Offaly farmer and contractor Michael Kelly to see how his front mounted Alstrong trailing shoe is working out on his 3,500 Redrock slurry tanker.
4 June 2025 Farm machinery
Horsch offers spot spraying without camera system
Leeb sprayers with AutoSelect can now ‘spot spray’ with data fed from a drone sweep of the field, Horsch announces.
4 June 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: from selling 600hp tractors in Australia to Clare branch manager
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Eoin Murphy, who tells us about his career, from milking cows in New Zealand, to selling 600hp tractors in Australia and becoming a John Deere branch manager in Clare.
3 June 2025 News
2003 Fiat 110-90 sells for €46,500 at Cork auction
A 2003 Fiat 110-90 attracted huge attention at a recent Cork machinery clearance auction, eventually selling for €46,500 (no VAT) to a Kildare collector.
21 May 2025 News
Top tips for buying a used tedder
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney look at the key areas to consider when buying a used tedder.
14 May 2025 Farm machinery
Diesel prices marginally creeping upwards
Although it's fair to say that diesel prices remain largely stable, the market has crept upwards by 4c/l in recent days. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report.
14 May 2025 News