An image titled “The perfect apple” was officially announced as the overall winner of Teagasc’s Vision of Research and Innovation photography competition at an event in Oak Park House, Carlow on Thursday, 9 November, 2023. The winning image was taken by Dr Alberto Ramos Luz, a Teagasc researcher at Oak Park, Carlow. It shows an […]
Beneath the refreshed styling of New Holland’s fixed chamber Roll Baler 125 standalone and wrapper combination balers for 2024 are a number of improvements and enhancements designed to ensure high productivity and ease-of-use. The balers, which produce bales 1.25m high and 1.22m wide from a 2.3m five-bar double cam pick-up, 470mm feed rotor, 20-knife CropCutter™ chopping […]
Massey Ferguson has launched the new MF 9S Series, which includes six models with powers from 285hp to 425hp. All feature the innovative Protec-U design and bring more power, comfort, control and automation to the sector. Designed to deliver optimum versatility, the new large frame MF 9S are all equipped with the renowned Dyna-VT transmission […]
Smart, compact and featuring a front cab; the new 300M expands John Deere’s self-propelled sprayer portfolio in the compact segment. Featuring the latest Precision Ag technology, a minimum turning radius and two types of boom with or without air sleeve, the 300M is the new specialist sprayer for narrow areas and high-value crops. With the […]
Formerly known as Bain Poultry Supplies, Ireland’s premier poultry house manufacturer and installer was rebranded as Clea Construction Ltd. in December, 2022. We touched base with Armagh man Joe Renaghan, who spent a-decade-and-a-half as Tommy Bain’s right hand man before taking the reins and continuing with the proud tradition for excellence established by Bain Poultry […]
Established in 2016 by Barry Murphy, Murphy Steel Erectors & Concrete Works Ltd is a leading steel erector based in Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. Also specialising in concrete works, the company continues to go from strength to strength by providing an unrivalled service. The primary function of a steel erector is working to install steel beams, […]
Castrol has appointed Certa, part of DCC plc, as its sole Country Partner for Ireland and Northern Ireland to focus on the distribution of products across automotive, industrial, marine and energy sectors. The appointment will streamline the distribution of Castrol products, and Certa’s new position as a one-stop shop means that customers operating across different […]
For three generations and counting, the Farrellys have been looking after the needs of farmers in Meath and surrounding counties. Established in Carnaross by Ben Farrelly in partnership with his father Peter as recently as 2020, BMF Agri is a relatively new name in agricultural contracting but has hit the ground running as this family […]
This Autumn saw a new milestone reached in the development of the in-house CLAAS Apprenticeship Scheme when for the first time new apprentices not only from England, Wales and Ireland as previously, but also Scotland, came together and were welcomed to the CLAAS ACADEMY at Saxham for their Apprentice Induction and the start of their […]
Green Line Agri & Plant Services has been providing a top-class contracting service to farmers within a 15-mile radius of its Donohill, Co. Tipperary base since 1999. A native of Thomastown, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Darren Leopold set up the business two years after moving to Donohill to do an apprenticeship in farm management. He has received tremendous […]
