Direct Drill

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

The list of Moore drill owners reads like a who’s who of progressive tillage farmers in the 1980s, writes Gerald Potterton.

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2026

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

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Erth Engineering to show entry level drill

Erth Engineering to show entry level drill

FARM MACHINERY 23 April 2026

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

HUSBANDRY 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

Lemken shows latest wares in tilling, sowing and technology

Lemken shows latest wares in tilling, sowing and technology

Lemken shows latest wares in tilling, sowing and technology

NEWS 24 December 2025

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Stand-out machinery highlights at the 2025 Tullamore Show – part two

Stand-out machinery highlights at the 2025 Tullamore Show – part two

With the number of machinery exhibitors up 30% on last year, last Sunday’s Tullamore Show saw its largest machinery exhibition to date, Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Establishment systems: low cost plus low yield equals same profit?

Establishment systems: low cost plus low yield equals same profit?

Work comparing by Jack Jameson and Dermot Forristal will be on display the Crops and Technology.

CROPS AND SPRAYING 1 January 1970

Bednar gear gets to work at Farmworks open day

Bednar gear gets to work at Farmworks open day

Gary Abbott recently attended a Bednar demonstration event in Ballyboughal, Co Dublin, to find out more about the product range it has to offer.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm