LATEST ARTICLES
Machinery
Vogelsang launches new trailer-mounted slurry separator
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Vogelsang has launched a new trailer-mounted XSplit trailer, which is lighter than previous versions and comes with the option of a remote-control system that can be operated using a mobile phone.
28 August 2024 News
Farmhand appoints new harvester dealers for NI
Farmhand has just appointed Irwin Brothers in Co. Fermanagh and McMullan Agri in Co. Antrim as BiG X forager dealers for Northern Ireland.
21 August 2024 Farm machinery
Satellites and drones for targeted fertiliser and chemical use
Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a Farmhand and CultiWise working demonstration day in Laois last week where variable rate herbicide applications were derived from drone imagery.
TAMS grants needed in forestry, claim growers
A severe shortage of drivers and fewer forestry harvesting machines has significantly restricted harvesting capacity, the Irish Forestry Owners has claimed.
21 August 2024 News
Flexibility is the key for diverse farm machinery business
Fergal O’Sullivan recently spoke to Mike Clifford, sales manager of Hoare Machinery Ltd, about the company’s evolving and ever-changing machinery enterprise.
7 August 2024 Farm machinery
2018 Claas Axion 800 sells for €36,000 at Clare contractor dispersal
A 2018 Claas Axion 800 with 7,600 hours made €36,000, which topped a Clare contractor's dispersal sale. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
31 July 2024 News
Farm Safety Week: one lungful of slurry gas has the capacity to kill
Both stacking bales and slurry gas are lethal on farms and individuals must take safety guidelines into consideration.
26 July 2024 News
Kerry firm bringing a fresh edge to hedge cutting
Recently established Kerry-based RT Sales Ltd is just Ireland’s second manufacturer of hedge cutters, and the new kid on the block is quickly making big inroads. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
24 July 2024 Farm machinery
Beef Management: Beef Welfare, reseeding and buying barley off the combine
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at the anomalies in the beef welfare scheme, reseeding on drystock farms and buying barley off the combine.
17 July 2024 Management
Dublin farmers catch and detain Lithuanian GPS thief in the act
A Dublin farming family took immediate action when they realised their farmyard and machinery were being targeted by would-be thieves in the dead of night.
3 July 2024 News
Labour and skills shortages will force contractors to go autonomous
Shortages of skilled machinery operators and competition from other sectors will force agricultural contractors to look more seriously at autonomous tractors.
26 June 2024 Farm machinery
Watch: farm construction safety video launched at BEEF2024
The video focuses on approaches to safely manage on-farm construction and farm maintenance projects.
26 June 2024 News