Bord Bia has announced a €1,000,000 investment in beef marketing across key UK and EU markets this autumn to support the sector faced with increasingly difficult trading conditions. Bord Bia’s autumn promotional activities this year will specifically spotlight Irish quality assured steak in the UK, Germany, Italy and Belgium; with stewing cuts being the hero […]
The electrification of the on-road transportation sector is well documented. What’s less discussed, however, are the off-road applications that can also benefit from electrification. That includes agricultural equipment. Here, Simone Bruckner, managing director of resistor manufacturer Cressall, explains how the agricultural sector can electrify, and technologies that can help. According to the UK Government’s Department for Environment, […]
Malone Farm Machinery Ireland is a company that is renowned for its commitment to innovation and creativity in the agricultural sector. Irish Tractor & Agri touched base with its Sales Manager, Fearghail Connolly recently to find all about the business, its origins and some of the products it has on offer for clients. 2022 marks […]
A sub-group of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee was convened on Wednesday 12th October to provide a forum to discuss potential challenges around the fertiliser supply chain facing into the peak season of fertiliser demand on farms in the coming spring. Relevant stakeholders attended the meeting from across the fertiliser wholesale and agri-retail […]
Until now, round bales were billed according to their type, size and number. In combination with a load-sensing or TIM-capable tractor, new functions for the Fendt Rotana round balers now allow analysis by weight and moisture. In addition, some processes have been automated. Automatic bearing lubrication is now available for the variable chamber round balers. […]
The 2022 Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year says the technology packed into his John Deere R962i has simplified applications without compromising on the size of the tank. Steve May, arable foreman at Fromant and Sanders in Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, has a 6,200-litre tank and 36m boom on his trailed machine, pulled by a 6215R AutoPowr. The […]
Based in the Finn Valley area in Co Donegal, G Doherty & Sons Agricultural Contractors provides its customers with a range of services including everything from plough to baler to diggers. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant spoke with its founder Gerard Doherty to hear about the company, its impressive machinery fleet and the overall state […]
Quigley Agri Contracting Ltd recently celebrated winning their second Glanbia Grain Supplier of the Year Award in three years. As in 2019, the father-and-son combination of Francis and Michael Quigley came out on top in the ‘Dried Feed Wheat’ category. The Quigleys farm approximately 250 acres of excellent tillage land at Kildangan on the Kildare-Laois border. The main crops […]
Specialising in pit silage, slurry spreading, ploughing, sowing, large square baling, zero grazing and digger work, KMAC Agri Services is a one-stop shop for all your agricultural contracting requirements. Established over 20 years ago by Kevin Meade in Lobinstown, Co. Meath, KMAC Agri Services continues to go from strength to strength by providing an unrivalled […]
Sadly, Naas Farm Machinery’s popular founder George Delahunt passed away in December, 2021 but – with George’s sons Donal and Gary having taken over the running of the long-established agri dealership – it’s very much business as usual at Kildare’s premier supplier of new and used farm machinery. We touched base with Donal to get […]
