ESB and Bord na Móna have announced a co-development agreement to develop solar power in four locations in Roscommon, Offaly and Kildare, which will provide renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. The joint venture will access part of Bord na Móna’s land bank in strategic locations across the Midlands which is suitable […]
In 2013, Fendt was awarded a silver medal by the Deutsche Landwirtschaftsgesellschaft (DLG) [German Agricultural Society] for its energy-efficient, comfortable Flat Face Coupling (FFC), a product with sound environmental credentials. Until now, the FFC was only available for the Fendt 1000 Vario. Now the system is being extended to the Fendt 800 and 900 Vario […]
Northumberland-based contractor J.O. Straughan & Co Ltd has fitted its new range-topping Fendt 1050 Vario – believed to be the biggest-wheeled agricultural tractor operating in the north east of England – with the largest set of Michelin tractor tyres available. Measuring 2.32m high by 0.9m wide, the AxioBib IF 900/65 R46 fitments offer a per-tyre […]
Ten prominent farm machinery dealers have lined up behind Fastparts – the parts and components division of farm machinery distributor Farmhand – to promote the latest ball–and–spoon hitch system made by Dromone Engineering of Oldcastle. The dealers concerned – each one supplied with a working display module demonstrating how the device operates – are Whelans Garage (Loughrea […]
Farm machinery distributor Farmhand will be lending its full support to the forthcoming Combines4Charity ‘Great Grass Event’ which takes place near Trim on May 6th next – a core objective of which will be a world record attempt to collect 100 acres of grass inside 10 minutes utilising as many self-propelled foragers as may be […]
John Deere and Michelin are once again hosting the European Drivers’ Championship in June 2017. Sixteen drivers from all over Europe will prove their skills driving the new 6250R tractor at the Michelin test site in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The competition is not only about speed, but also about the best and most efficient driving strategy. […]
A set of Michelin SprayBib and XeoBib tyres fitted to a Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400 sprayer are proving their worth for Ayrshire-based farmer and contractor James L Welsh & Sons. Having clocked up more than 6,000 hours in operation, the five-year-old sets of tyres still have approximately 40 per cent of tread depth left on each […]
The John Deere Horst factory in the Netherlands has produced its 1000th self-propelled sprayer, a 4000-litre capacity R4040i. This special landmark machine was handed over to a farm business from the Czech Republic at a special Gold Key ceremony held at the factory in February. John Deere Horst has taken only nine years to reach […]
Farmers in Co. Louth were able to see some of the latest Case IH tractors in action at an on-farm open day with Mid-Louth Garage on March 9th. Held on the McGuinness brothers’ farm at Richardstown, near Ardee, it attracted over 60 farmers. A particular attraction was the multiple award-winning Optum 300 CVX, recently crowned […]
John Deere’s exclusive partner King Agro has opened a new facility at Picassent, near Valencia in Spain. This is dedicated to the production of the revolutionary carbon fibre spray boom introduced last year on the new R4050i self-propelled sprayer. Representing an investment of over €8 million by the company, the new plant will work alongside […]
