Farmers, fishermen, food producers and exporters generally should pressure Government to open direct negotiations with Britain to agree post-Brexit arrangements that would be exclusively in the interests of our two countries and not leave matters to EU negotiators whose awareness of our special needs may not be as good as it should be. The suggestion […]
A restored watershed and agricultural training have revitalised life for a rural community in Tigray, northern Ethiopia “These lands, including the hills you see, were dry and barren with little or no vegetation on them”, recollects Priest Gebregzibher Gebremeskel, looking over the lush fields of his lifelong home, Betegebez kebele, in the Tigray mountains in northern Ethiopia. […]
The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association’s Ford 100 Fest will take place on the ancestral home-farm of Henry Ford at Crohane, Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork on Sunday August 27th. Billed as a great day out for the whole family, the event will be sponsored by Henry Ford & Son Limited and will be a celebration […]
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have today (Monday 24 July) urged road users to take extra care as the number of tractors, trailers and other farm machinery on the roads increases over the summer months. The appeal comes as many farmers around the country are in the middle of the […]
Merlo distributor, McHale Plant Sales has appointed John Cahill as sales representative for its range of Italian-made Merlo telehandlers. Operating from the company’s Rathcoole premises, his new role will be focused on expanding Merlo’s market share in both agricultural and construction sectors, and in identifying new opportunities for the brand in other areas. From Coilldubh, […]
John Deere announced today that it has invested in Kramer-Werke GmbH in order to emphasise the ambition to establish a long-term alliance. Both companies have agreed, subject to antitrust approval, to provide material handling equipment solutions for distribution through the John Deere dealer network under the Kramer trademark. This new strategic partnership will enable John […]
Sam Graham, a farmer from Killinchy in County Down, beat off tough competition from farmers and contractors representing 13 European countries to win the European Drivers’ Championship 2017, organised jointly by John Deere and Michelin. The runners-up were David Durand from France and Stefan Häkansson from Sweden. The event was held at the Michelin Technical […]
Armstrong Machinery are celebrating 40 Years of selling New Holland Harvest Equipment and on Saturday 15th July they are hosting The BIG 40 Harvest & Tillage Day. Field opens at 11am, demonstrations from 12 noon, BBQ throughout day. Field at Milverton on the Lusk Skerries Road, signposted from our premises on the day – GPS […]
Simpler-spec versions of the two most powerful models in the McCormick X7 series have been introduced, joining the Efficient versions of other models in the line-up that were added to the range last year. “These additional Efficient models are being introduced at the request of operators wanting a high-performance, high-power tractor with a reasonable amount […]
Zetor, Merlo and Komatsu distributor, McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill and Rathcoole, is promoting a number of finance offers on agri lines that their commercial manager, Darragh O’Driscoll says are geared to helping those ‘whose purchasing capacity may not yet have returned to pre-recession level.’ On Zetor, three and four-year arrangements are available at 3.48% […]
