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Machinery
In pictures: tractors and tankers top online auction
Gary Abbott
Three John Deere tractors and a variety of slurry tankers and muck spreaders went under the hammer last week, as part of a UK contractor sellout; a 2020 John Deere 6215R topped the sale at £71,000.
2 April 2025 Contracting
Tipp contractor working two Fendt Tigos in tandem
Now entering their third season at pit silage and running two Fendt Tigo forage wagons, Gary Abbott spoke with Eamon and John Gaynor, to find out why they chose wagons and the Fendt brand.
2 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: hoping for a better year than 2012
James Strain reflects on some of the similarities between the start of this year and 2012, but hopes for a much different ending.
Grass+ Beef: reseeding and spreading silage ground on the mind
With ground conditions in excellent order, spring reseeding and getting fertiliser out on silage ground will be on the mind of many.
2 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Planning exemptions for slurry tanks ‘long way from being put in place’ – IFA
An IFA delegation met with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Minister for State at the Department of Housing John Cummins in Leinster House on Tuesday to discuss the issue for farmers.
2 April 2025 News
Contractor charges see a rise of 5% this year
Contractor charges are experiencing a 5% rise for 2025, according to the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price guide.
19 March 2025 News
Farmers told to dismantle unauthorised sheds
Irish Farmers Journal analysis of county council data has shown that the number of unauthorised developments and the number of warning letters issued differs per county.
19 March 2025 News
Tipperary Cheese Company must pay €7,440 after 2023 slurry pollution incident
The 2023 incident was found to be caused by slurry flow into a tributary of the River Suir.
13 March 2025 News
Two-year TAMS scramble if slurry tank requirements change
Next year's new Nitrates Action Programme could see farmers scrambling to take their farms into compliance with updated slurry storage rules.
12 March 2025 News
Additional slurry storage can only be a win for the environment
Barriers to creating additional slurry storage need to be removed, not just for the sake of farmers and animal’s welfare, but for the sake of the environment.
12 March 2025 Climate and environment
Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape
Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co Meath.
12 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth
Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is keen to get grass growing and cows out grazing.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland