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RSA tractor test averages 54% pass rate since 2018

A total of 516 RSA tractor roadworthiness tests have been carried out since testing was introduced in June 2018, Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

NEWS 23 December 2025

RSA tractor test averages 54% pass rate since 2018

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John Deere injects technology into next generation of round balers

John Deere injects technology into next generation of round balers

NEWS 17 December 2025

John Deere expands Milk Sustainability Center with new partner

John Deere expands Milk Sustainability Center with new partner

NEWS 17 December 2025

2007 John Deere 7430 scoops €36,000 at auction

2007 John Deere 7430 scoops €36,000 at auction

2007 John Deere 7430 scoops €36,000 at auction

NEWS 17 December 2025

John Deere revamps forager lineup to peak at 1,020hp

John Deere revamps forager lineup to peak at 1,020hp

John Deere revamps forager lineup to peak at 1,020hp

FARM MACHINERY 17 December 2025

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Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

The protest is focused on three main issues: the CAP budget, the Mercosur trade deal and excessive red tape in farming.

NEWS 24 September 2025

John Deere net incomes drops 29% for 2025

John Deere net incomes drops 29% for 2025

Despite a positive end to the year, John Deere reports a 29% drop in net income for fiscal year 2025, while tariffs and uncertainly look set to impact 2026

NEWS 24 September 2025

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

But a dairy farmer in what passes for his workshop is like me in the lingerie section in Marks and Spencer – we’re both quickly passing through and very uncomfortable about the whole experience.

FARMER WRITES 24 September 2025

Alternative fuels to the fore at Agritechnica

Alternative fuels to the fore at Agritechnica

Alternative fuels is an area where both new and existing tractor manufacturers continue to come to the fore with new developments, Gary Abbott looks at some of those that stood out at Agritechnica.

FARM MACHINERY 24 September 2025

Agritechnica: John Deere previews fully electric tractor

Agritechnica: John Deere previews fully electric tractor

John Deere previewed its all-electric E-Power tractor prototype at Agritechnica, a newly developed platform delivering 130hp and ready to undergo European field testing.

FARM MACHINERY 24 September 2025

The rise and rise of big agri business

The rise and rise of big agri business

In a new book, Canadian academic Jennifer Clapp looks at how a handful of firms came to dominant global agri business.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 September 2025

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Cork company electrifies diesel tractor

Hibra Design, a Cork-based automotive engineering company specialising in the development of bespoke vehicle solutions, showcased Ireland's first fully electric converted tractor at the Ploughing.

FARM MACHINERY 24 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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