W Dale & Son has reported impressive longevity from the Michelin BibLoad Hard Surface tyres it specified as original equipment on a JCB Agri Super telehandler. The agricultural and recycling contractor has clocked up more than 5,300 hours on the durable 460/70 R24 fitments, which still have more than 10mm of the original 33mm tread […]
Wilsons Auctions, Ireland and the UK’s largest independent auction company, welcomes the news of being awarded a new contract for the second time consecutively, to provide its auctions services to Bord na Móna, climate solutions and renewable energy company, supporting Ireland’s progress towards a climate neutral future. Extending the partnership for a further three years, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Teagasc Crops Forum discussed the latest agronomy issues facing farmers and also how to shape the future of the tillage industry. It took place as a hybrid event, in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, County Kildare and also as a live webinar. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) presented data on cereal […]
At the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, announced the launch of 11 calving simulators and 11 injecting simulators for use in Teagasc agricultural colleges and research and innovation centres. Demonstration models of the new simulators are […]
