The 110hp (max output) McCormick X6.35, 119hp X6.45 and the range-topping 126hp X6.55 being exhibited at the event, slot neatly into the range between the slightly smaller 85-113hp McCormick X5 Series and the larger 111-140hp X6.4 Series tractors. “These new models provide an attractive option for operators wanting extra power and performance over our […]
Having changed its tyre strategy four years ago, Scottish potato farmer James D Reid & Partners from Montrose is now reaping the rewards and is set to achieve 5,000 hours from its original Michelin AgriBib Row Crop tyres. On contract to frozen potato products producer McCain’s since 1987 and farming 750 acres from its site […]
Ireland’s largest bagged salad producer Willowbrook Foods has secured an additional €2.5m worth of business in the ROI market for 2018. The result of a targeted growth strategy in ROI, Willowbrook Foods has secured the additional business through both increasing sales with existing customers and winning new partnerships within the foodservice and retail sectors. Willowbrook, […]
A new cab option is available for the latest addition to the Landini tractor range – the basic-spec 4-D Series, which made its UK debut in 2017. Initially available only in open platform guise, the Landini 4-D tractors are now also available with a cab that not only provides added safety but also full protection […]
Michelin’s X Tweel SSL airless tyre and wheel combination will be making its UK public debut at the forthcoming LAMMA Show on January 17th next For several years, Michelin has sold its range of Tweel products for mowing, agricultural and industrial applications in North America – but the tyre manufacturer’s fitment for skid steer loaders will be […]
The outstanding performance of JCB’s six-tonne capacity Loadall 560-80 telescopic handler can now be exploited with the added finesse of hydrostatic drive while still packing a punch on bulk re-handling and loading with the AGRI Pro version due to make its UK debut at the LAMMA show, Peterborough in January 2018. The new Loadall 560-80 […]
Case IH’s new ActiveDrive 8 version of its latest Maxxum Multicontroller tractor range has been awarded the Machine of the Year title for 2018. Judged by a panel of European agricultural magazine editors, the accolade has been given in recognition of the performance and cost-saving benefits the new transmission and other range developments bring to this […]
The Case IH product range is to be sold and serviced in a new territory in the Midlands, thanks to the appointment of D & E McHugh in picturesque Co Longford. Based just outside Longford town, D & E McHugh is a family-run business with over 48 years’ experience in agricultural machinery. Brothers Derek and […]
The European Parliament recently accepted a proposal with which stricter conditions will be imposed within the European Union on the use of antibiotics in animals. Since 2011, medicinal feed has been banned in the Netherlands, but that is far from the case in the rest of the countries in the EU. However, a change may […]
On New Years Eve of last year, the inaugural “Light Up The Night” Truck and Tractor Run took place to highlight suicide awareness. The event took place on the highways and byways of North Kilkenny illuminated with the flashing amber lights of many a tractor and truck. The level of participation from near and far was overwhelming, and […]
