The new Merlo Turbofarmer TF33.7 is one of the machines set to make its debut at the forthcoming National Ploughing Championships when it will be unveiled to Irish farmers for the first time by distributor McHale Plant Sales. Also new from the Italian-made telehandler range will be the high-spec P27.6 Plus which features a 2,700kg […]
At this year’s National Ploughing Championships, taking place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly in Ireland from 19-21 September 2016, Limerick-based Doosan Bobcat dealer, Adare Machinery, will be showing a wide array of new Bobcat and Doosan products for the farming and construction/rental markets. Attended by a record 283,000 visitors in 2016, the National Ploughing Championships […]
ABP Ireland has been awarded 21 stars at the prestigious annual Great Taste 2017 Awards in London, which is run by the Guild of Fine Food. Great Taste is the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink awards initiative, whose highly respected seal of approval is recognised globally. This year, a panel of 500 industry experts […]
An extensive range of heavy-duty mulchers for land reclamation and forestry rejuvenation has been introduced by direct sales and distribution specialist Spaldings from the TMC Cancela range. Comprising numerous models for use on tractors from 80hp to 500hp, as well as excavator-mounted hydraulic drive versions, the machines feature patented tooth designs for different applications. Spaldings […]
Mark Tierney of M&M Diecast Models in Co.Limerick will host Limerick’s 7th Diecast Model & Diorama Show on Sunday 10th of September 2017 in the South Court Hotel, Courtfield, Raheen, Limerick from 10AM TO 6PM. Due to the Success of the previous Six Years we already have a number of Traders booked in. Some of the Traders Confirmed […]
Having more than doubled the tyre life on its two Claas Scorpion 7045 Varipower Plus telehandlers, the decision to switch to Michelin BibLoad Hard Surface tyres has proven a successful one for arable farm and broiler producer Germany Farms. The Nottinghamshire-based company – which farms more than 3,000 acres and produces some seven million broilers […]
Farmers, fishermen, food producers and exporters generally should pressure Government to open direct negotiations with Britain to agree post-Brexit arrangements that would be exclusively in the interests of our two countries and not leave matters to EU negotiators whose awareness of our special needs may not be as good as it should be. The suggestion […]
A restored watershed and agricultural training have revitalised life for a rural community in Tigray, northern Ethiopia “These lands, including the hills you see, were dry and barren with little or no vegetation on them”, recollects Priest Gebregzibher Gebremeskel, looking over the lush fields of his lifelong home, Betegebez kebele, in the Tigray mountains in northern Ethiopia. […]
The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association’s Ford 100 Fest will take place on the ancestral home-farm of Henry Ford at Crohane, Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork on Sunday August 27th. Billed as a great day out for the whole family, the event will be sponsored by Henry Ford & Son Limited and will be a celebration […]
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have today (Monday 24 July) urged road users to take extra care as the number of tractors, trailers and other farm machinery on the roads increases over the summer months. The appeal comes as many farmers around the country are in the middle of the […]
