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Fyffes labels Agri Careers Fair a ‘resounding success’

31 May , 2017  

Fyffes Head of Human Resources, William Faulkner, has labelled their high-profile presence at the recent Agri Careers Fair in the RDS a ‘resounding success’.   Since the event, the company has received over 1,000 applications from students seeking a place on their 2017 Graduate Management Programme, which begins in September.   Geared towards those pursuing […]

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New distribution arrangements for Landini and McCormick tractors throughout Ireland

30 May , 2017  

Argo Tractors – manufacturer of Landini and McCormick products – has appointed AgriArgo UK, its distributor in Great Britain, to also handle whole-goods and parts distribution throughout Ireland. The appointment results from a mutual agreement between Argo Tractors, D&S Machinery in Dublin and H Fulton Tractors, Dungiven to bring former distribution arrangements to an end. […]

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IFA calls on the trade to pass through drop in fertiliser prices

26 May , 2017  

IFA Inputs Project Team Leader John Coughlan has called on the trade to immediately pass through the significant drop in wholesale fertiliser prices to farmers. Coughlan said, “International wholesale CAN prices have fallen by €30 to €35/t over recent weeks. However, many farmers are not seeing this as importers and many of the larger merchants […]

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High speed foraging

25 May , 2017  

CLAAS JAGUARs accounted for 41 of the 104 foragers that recently set a new World Record for the highest number of self-propelled forage harvesters working in one field, clearing the 40ha field near Trim in Co. Meath in just 5 minutes, 45 seconds. The foragers, valued at over €30 million and totalling about 65,000hp, arrived […]

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Michelin Agri Tyres reduce puncture rate for slurry tankers

23 May , 2017  

Yorkshire-based Coast to Coast Recycling is reporting a 75 per cent reduction in its tyre puncture and repair bill after adopting a Michelin CargoXBib High Flotation tyre policy across its fleet of agricultural slurry tankers. Having tested the premium fitments on two of its tankers for the past 18 months, the company has seen the […]

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Deere’s debutants at the Royal Highland Show

22 May , 2017  

John Deere’s new 5R Series and record-breaking 8400R tractors, Stage IV T-Series combine harvester, top of the range F441R fixed chamber round baler and manure sensing system are all making their Royal Highland Show debut on the John Deere stand on Avenue S in June. The new 400hp 8400R tractor recently set three new world […]

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ESB and Bord na Móna launch solar power initiative

17 May , 2017  

ESB and Bord na Móna have announced a co-development agreement to develop solar power in four locations in Roscommon, Offaly and Kildare, which will provide renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. The joint venture will access part of Bord na Móna’s land bank in strategic locations across the Midlands which is suitable […]

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Flat Face hydraulic coupling, now also for the Fendt 800 Vario and Fendt 900 Vario product ranges

17 May , 2017  

In 2013, Fendt was awarded a silver medal by the Deutsche Landwirtschaftsgesellschaft (DLG) [German Agricultural Society] for its energy-efficient, comfortable Flat Face Coupling (FFC), a product with sound environmental credentials. Until now, the FFC was only available for the Fendt 1000 Vario. Now the system is being extended to the Fendt 800 and 900 Vario […]

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Big Tyres need a big tractor – Michelin says

27 Apr , 2017  

Northumberland-based contractor J.O. Straughan & Co Ltd has fitted its new range-topping Fendt 1050 Vario – believed to be the biggest-wheeled agricultural tractor operating in the north east of England – with the largest set of Michelin tractor tyres available. Measuring 2.32m high by 0.9m wide, the AxioBib IF 900/65 R46 fitments offer a per-tyre […]

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Fastparts dealers promote Dromone ‘ball-and-spoon’ hitch

24 Apr , 2017  

Ten prominent farm machinery dealers have lined up behind Fastparts – the parts and components division of farm machinery distributor Farmhand – to promote the latest ball–and–spoon hitch system made by Dromone Engineering of Oldcastle. The dealers concerned – each one supplied with a working display module demonstrating how the device operates – are Whelans Garage (Loughrea […]

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