Farm machinery distributor Farmhand will be lending its full support to the forthcoming Combines4Charity ‘Great Grass Event’ which takes place near Trim on May 6th next – a core objective of which will be a world record attempt to collect 100 acres of grass inside 10 minutes utilising as many self-propelled foragers as may be […]
John Deere and Michelin are once again hosting the European Drivers’ Championship in June 2017. Sixteen drivers from all over Europe will prove their skills driving the new 6250R tractor at the Michelin test site in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The competition is not only about speed, but also about the best and most efficient driving strategy. […]
A set of Michelin SprayBib and XeoBib tyres fitted to a Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400 sprayer are proving their worth for Ayrshire-based farmer and contractor James L Welsh & Sons. Having clocked up more than 6,000 hours in operation, the five-year-old sets of tyres still have approximately 40 per cent of tread depth left on each […]
The John Deere Horst factory in the Netherlands has produced its 1000th self-propelled sprayer, a 4000-litre capacity R4040i. This special landmark machine was handed over to a farm business from the Czech Republic at a special Gold Key ceremony held at the factory in February. John Deere Horst has taken only nine years to reach […]
Farmers in Co. Louth were able to see some of the latest Case IH tractors in action at an on-farm open day with Mid-Louth Garage on March 9th. Held on the McGuinness brothers’ farm at Richardstown, near Ardee, it attracted over 60 farmers. A particular attraction was the multiple award-winning Optum 300 CVX, recently crowned […]
John Deere’s exclusive partner King Agro has opened a new facility at Picassent, near Valencia in Spain. This is dedicated to the production of the revolutionary carbon fibre spray boom introduced last year on the new R4050i self-propelled sprayer. Representing an investment of over €8 million by the company, the new plant will work alongside […]
John Deere’s latest research and development work has been rewarded with one Silver and two Special Mention Awards at the SIMA 2017 show, being held in Paris from 26 February to 2 March. The Silver Award is for the Smart AutoLube system, which automatically greases all the lubrication points on the tractor along with its […]
Athenry tyre dealer Kevin Burke Tyres has been awarded Michelin Exelagri dealer status for its agricultural tyre business. In becoming only the fourth Exelagri dealer in Ireland, the Galway firm is the first to service customers along the west coast and joins a select group which includes Nolan Tyres in Ballon, Carlow and Cork dealers […]
The Lamma show – a two-day event is the largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services event in Britain It had more than 900 exhibitors and attracted over 40,000 farmers, farm managers, staff and Agri contractors. This event took place recently at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. It was free to attend and […]
Stephen Scrivener has been appointed to the board of directors of leading farm machinery distributor, Farmhand Limited. Since returning from Canada in 2015, he has held the position of Marketing Manager and has had a leading role in introducing new IT systems for which Farmhand has invested over €500,000 over the past 18 months. A […]
