Farm machinery

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

With the planting and silage season almost upon us, contractors will soon be consuming large quantities of fuel, which is expected to account for 18% of machine running costs. Michael Moroney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

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MF 35 Industrial tractor tops Co Down collectors auction at €64,927

MF 35 Industrial tractor tops Co Down collectors auction at €64,927

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Ten harvesters cutting 120,000 acres

Ten harvesters cutting 120,000 acres

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Zetor celebrates 80 years of tractors

Zetor celebrates 80 years of tractors

Zetor celebrates 80 years of tractors

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Bednar appoints first dealer in the West

Bednar appoints first dealer in the West

Bednar appoints first dealer in the West

NEWS 11 March 2026

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Self-propelled Vervaet doubles the output of two trailed beet harvesters

Self-propelled Vervaet doubles the output of two trailed beet harvesters

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with tillage contractor Andrew Tallon, who moved from two trailed Thyregod beet harvesters to one self-propelled Vervaet 617, and in doing so, doubled his output.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

Malone appoints new dealer in southeast

Malone appoints new dealer in southeast

Malone Farm Machinery, based in Co Mayo, has just appointed Murphy Motors to its growing dealer network.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Six factories, four countries, one Joskin standard

Six factories, four countries, one Joskin standard

With six production facilities in four countries, Gary Abbott recently visited Joskin's headquarters in Soumagne, Belgium, and production and galvanising facility in Trzcianka, in northwest Poland.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Co Galway to catch up with dairy farmer Thomas Murphy to see why he purchased a new JCB 403 compact wheel loader in 2024 and how it has performed to date.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the home of Bednar FMT in the Czech Republic, to check out the company’s factory and find out more about one of Irelands newest tillage equipment suppliers.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

CNH reports 9% drop in revenue for 2025

CNH reports 9% drop in revenue for 2025

CNH Industrial reported a 6% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, while full year revenues dropped by 9%, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

Cost-effective UTV working well on Galway farm

Cost-effective UTV working well on Galway farm

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Tuam, Co Galway, to catch up with Dylan Connell from Westmount Farming, to see how the first Chinese-built Aodes UTV sold in Ireland is performing.

FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026

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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

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