Diet feeders

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Aidan Brennan questions if forage crops such as maize and beet are necessary on dairy farms to fill the gap when grass isn't available.

SPRING CROP OPTIONS 18 March 2026

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

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Trioliet opens UK parts distribution centre

Trioliet opens UK parts distribution centre

NEWS 15 January 2026

Siloking goes king size with 510hp self-propelled diet feeder

Siloking goes king size with 510hp self-propelled diet feeder

NEWS 29 December 2025

Agri jobs: farm assistant sought for Cork dairy farm from January

Agri jobs: farm assistant sought for Cork dairy farm from January

Agri jobs: farm assistant sought for Cork dairy farm from January

NEWS 6 December 2025

Self-propelled Siloking feeder hits Irish farms for first time

Self-propelled Siloking feeder hits Irish farms for first time

Self-propelled Siloking feeder hits Irish farms for first time

NEWS 8 October 2025

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Feeding over 2,000 cattle daily with Abbey’s twin tub

Feeding over 2,000 cattle daily with Abbey’s twin tub

Now on their third Abbey twin tub diet feeder, the Kilkenny-based Power family feed in excess of 2,000 cattle daily, Gary Abbott caught up John Power to find out why Abbey is the machine of choice.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Abbey Machinery to launch nurse tank and more new kit

Abbey Machinery to launch nurse tank and more new kit

Abbey Machinery is set to introduce three new additions to its product range at this years Ploughing Championships, namely a nurse tank, the VF1900 diet feeder and its new bale shears.

NEWS 1 January 1970

IAM to debut SKY range at Ploughing

IAM to debut SKY range at Ploughing

IAM Agricultural Machinery, the newly appointed importer for the SKY Agriculture range will debut the brand at the ploughing alongside its existing Strautmann, Hardi, Bomford brands

NEWS 1 January 1970

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers