Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College celebrated the achievements of approximately 240 students at its Presentation of Certificates and Awards held recently at the Cavan Crystal Hotel. The cohort included full time learners alongside part time evening class and distance education graduates completing Level 5 and Level 6 certificates across dairy, drystock, mechanisation and forestry. The ceremony […]
Following a successful market launch in North America and Australia, CLAAS is now making the new CONVIO FLEX 1530 available to European LEXION customers. The flexible draper cutterbar has an effective working width of 15.30 metres and is equipped with a flexible knife bar as well as all the features and automatic functions familiar from […]
Massey Ferguson has announced the addition of a continuously variable transmission option for its best-in-class MF 5S series tractors. New MF 5S Dyna-VT models complement existing Dyna-4 and Dyna-6 versions and have been added to the line-up to meet growing demand for extra versatility and comfort from farmers. “Our multi-award-winning MF 5S series models have […]
Arable farmers adjacent to important habitats along Ireland’s south coast are being invited to take part in a landmark four-year initiative that aims to restore farmland habitats while delivering practical benefits for farm businesses. The Arable Coast Environment (ACE) EIP project, coordinated by SECAD Partnership in Cork, forms part of the European Innovation Partnerships (EIP) […]
Following the successful NIGHT EDITION special editions of the ARION, AXION and SCORPION, QUADRANT EVOLUTION customers can now also combine an exclusive look with optimised efficiency thanks to the new MAXI CARE FOCUS range. The limited-edition special series for the QUADRANT 5300 FC EVOLUTION and the QUADRANT 5200 FC EVOLUTION with FINECUT cutterbar is visually […]
More than fifty apprentices have graduated from John Deere’s renowned Ag Tech, Turf Tech, and Parts Tech programmes, joining dealerships across the UK and Ireland as qualified technicians and parts specialists. The graduates, trained in partnership with ProVQ at the John Deere Apprentice Training Centre in Upper Saxondale, Nottinghamshire, were recognised at a special ceremony […]
Dooley Agri Contractors have been providing an exceptional service to a large and loyal customer-base in the midlands for over half a century. Based in Colt, Co. Laois, the third-generation family business specialises in pit and baled silage, umbilical slurry spreading, hedgecutting, corn cutting, dung spreading, mulching, ploughing, grass stitching and digger work. The Dooleys […]
Crecora Mills has been manufacturing and supplying high-quality animal feeds to farmers for over 45 years. The family-run business covers the Munster region with two locations in Co. Limerick and one in Co. Kerry. From humble beginnings in the early 1980s when John O’Connell started making animal feed to supplement the family farm, Crecora Mills […]
From Kilworth in North Cork, Conor O’Brien is an enthusiastic, energetic agri contractor with an immense passion and insatiable appetite for farming and machinery. The young Cork man genuinely enjoys what he’s doing, so little wonder Conor O’Brien Agricultural Contracting Ltd. has made such a big impression in the six years since its inception! Within […]
Based just outside Birr in Castletown, Co Offaly, OMB Farm Buildings Ltd has been building for farmers across the Midlands and beyond for over 20 years. OMB Farm Buildings Ltd, led by brothers Liam and Dermot O’Meara, is not just building sheds and tanks – they’re building on a legacy that started with their father, […]
