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Diversey Divos® A1 Boosts Membrane Cleaning Flexibility and Enables Higher Scale Removal

19 Dec , 2018  

Diversey – the leading global hygiene and cleaning company – has developed Divos® A1 Smart Membrane Cleaner, an innovative detergent to help ensure environmental and safety regulation compliance in the dairy industry. Divos® A1 is a competitive Phosphorous-free (P-free) acidic product which can be used for descaling or acidic cleaning of membranes involved in common […]

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Johnston Gilpin celebrates 50 years in business

19 Dec , 2018  

This year marked a special milestone for the Johnston Gilpin & Co Ltd John Deere agricultural and turf equipment dealership based near Lisburn in Northern Ireland, as it celebrated 50 years in business. In honour of the occasion the dealership team organised a two-day exhibition in November at the nearby Eikon Centre, showcasing current John […]

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Light Up The Night 2018

28 Nov , 2018  

Light Up The Night is an event on New Years Eve to highlight Suicide Awareness and the help that is out there. This is the third year of this event which sees the highways and byways of North Kilkenny lit up spectacularly by the lights and flashing beacons of hundreds Truck’s and Tractors. In the past […]

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Better Genetics boost to Carbon Reduction in Dairy Beef

16 Oct , 2018  

Initial results from trials on ABP’s Research and Development Farm have indicated the potential for a 13% carbon reduction through the use of improved genetics in beef animals from the dairy herd. The findings were announced to an influential international delegation of sustainability practitioners from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), and are part […]

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New ProSeries opener for John Deere 750A drill

16 Oct , 2018  

Seen for the first time in public at the AEA’s Tillage-Live 2018 event in September, John Deere’s new ProSeries opener for the 750A All-Till drill will be available from January 2019 and can be retrofitted to existing machines. This replaces the 90 Series opener that has been a feature of the drill since its introduction […]

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Trailed post driver brings hammer muscle to small or elderly tractors

16 Oct , 2018  

The latest innovation in fencing equipment from Bryce Suma is a high output heavy-duty post driver that can be operated by a tractor of modest size and weight. Jock Bryce of the Kelso-based manufacturer points out that normally, Suma heavy-duty post drivers carried on the rear three-point hitch need a substantial tractor to maintain secure […]

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Merlo growth predicted on back of new supply arrangement

16 Oct , 2018  

Merlo distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales, is anticipating a growth in their telehandler sales with the coming into force of a faster, more streamlined supply chain arrangement between themselves and the Italian manufacturer. Replacing the via-UK plan that existed previously, McHale will henceforth be supplied directly from the Merlo factory in Cuneo, Northern Italy. […]

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FoodCentral, Home of Keelings, Welcomes Oakland International

28 Sep , 2018  

FoodCentral, an Irish company wholly owned by the Keeling family and run by William Keeling, is pleased to welcome Oakland International, a supply chain specialist company, to take up residence at the international Food Park in a c.€4.5million investment. FoodCentral located beside Dublin Airport and near Dublin Port, totals c.280 acres and provides a strategically […]

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MS Schippers invests in two new HyCare research facilities

27 Sep , 2018  

Recently MS Schippers bought a poultry and dairy farm. Both companies serve as a research facility and practical training centre for the poultry and cattle sectors. The goal is to apply a total concept for good hygiene and care (HyCare) and to develop new, innovative products. This multi-million investment follows two months after MS Schippers, […]

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John Deere introduces four new foragers up to 970hp

14 Sep , 2018  

Building on the success of the 8000 Series, John Deere has announced four new self-propelled forage harvester models from 625 to 970hp. The 9000 Series features the latest forage harvesting technology and will provide customers with 10 per cent more productivity while at the same time consuming 10 per cent less fuel, compared to John […]