Machinery

Options to consider when buying a new slurry tanker

With the list of optional equipment on slurry tankers now endless, Gary Abbott looks at some of the more important add-ons worth considering when buying a new farm spec slurry tanker.

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Options to consider when buying a new slurry tanker

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Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

Made in Ireland: Offaly firm driving innovation

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Are you set to thread lightly this spring?

Are you set to thread lightly this spring?

FARM MACHINERY 7 January 2026

Slurry spreading season opens for Zone A on Tuesday

Slurry spreading season opens for Zone A on Tuesday

Slurry spreading season opens for Zone A on Tuesday

NEWS 7 January 2026

Green diesel hovers around €0.90/l

Green diesel hovers around €0.90/l

Green diesel hovers around €0.90/l

NEWS 7 January 2026

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Simple calibration for an accurate application

Simple calibration for an accurate application

When using LESS applicators, the working width will likely differ from the splash plate, meaning it is time to rethink forward speed and emptying time to achieve the same application rate.

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

Cool job going down south

Cool job going down south

If you've enjoyed driving farm machinery in the snow, then The Dealer may have found a job to suit you.

DEALER 30 December 2025

Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look at the 2025 farm fatality figures and asks some questions around what can be done to reduce farm deaths.

EDITORIAL 30 December 2025

From snow groomer to slurry spreader

From snow groomer to slurry spreader

Fergal O’Sullivan caught up with Kerry contractor Donal Browne, to find out why he imported a 400hp Pistenbully snow groomer from the Czech Republic and repurposed it for umbilical slurry spreading.

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

From contractor to slurry equipment manufacturer

From contractor to slurry equipment manufacturer

After building his own dribble bar five years ago, Monaghan contractor Graeme Martin unexpectedly established a slurry equipment business, which has built over 500 units since, Gary Abbott writes.

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer

Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer

Mid Ulster Auctions will host a dispersal sale on behalf of Fermanagh agricultural contractor JN Contracts, comprising tractors, foragers, loaders, trailers and more, commencing on 19 January.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Ford’s electric choices change the focus

Ford’s electric choices change the focus

The Ford car brand has been part of Irish history since Henry Ford turned the Cork sod on the brand’s first car manufacturing factory in Europe back in 1917.

MOTORS 30 December 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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