Growers wanting greater area coverage from a single reel irrigator have a new option in the Bauer Rainstar E55 XL – the new flagship model in the renowned Rainstar range. Available with 125mm or 140mm diameter high-quality PE pipe manufactured in the Bauer factory in Austria, the E55 XL can cover up to 7.7ha per […]
Continental is investing €49.9 million in its agricultural tyres business. Over the coming years, the worldwide premium tyre manufacturer and technology company will build production capacities at its tyre plant in Lousado, Portugal. The process will create 125 new jobs for the production of the Continental branded premium agricultural tyres. The company also paved the way […]
John Deere has added three new models to its ever growing Gator crossover 4×4 utility vehicle range for 2016, including a more affordable mid-size machine. The Gator XUV 590i and 590i S4 four-passenger utility vehicles are designed for customers seeking a combination of performance and comfort, with a range of customisation and attachment options. Equipped […]
Despite mixed weather conditions Munster Agricultural Society’s Cork Summer Show 2016 was an epic event, drawing thousands of show goers from all over the country. With national agricultural competitions including cattle, sheep, goats and horse breeding, as well as the All Ireland Cook Off 2016 (Craft Butchers Association of Ireland) and the National Tug Of War Championships among others, crowds came […]
The upcoming silage-cutting season is going to see Irish farmers being given a chance to support CMRF Crumlin, the principal fundraising body for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and The National Children’s Research Centre through purchasing a special Purple Balewrap and Purple Bale Net from a nationwide network of Co-ops. The promotion is the work of […]
A silage contractor in County Armagh has taken delivery of the very first John Deere 8800i self-propelled forage harvester to be sold in the UK and Ireland. Garth Cairns from Waringstown, who also runs the slurry machinery and trailer manufacturing company SlurryKat, received his top of the range forager in mid-April from local John Deere […]
First of the new-look Zetor tractors manufactured in the new body styling devised by Italian car designers Pininfarina, will launch on the Irish market next Spring though the particular models and the sequence of their arrival here has yet to be determined, according to John O’Brien, sales director for their distributor, McHale Plant Sales of […]
Co Antrim manufacturer Quad-X, have reengineered their ATV spot sprayers and booms for the 2016 season. Given the changes in legislation relating to sprayers and booms, users are now more concerned with the specification of equipment. With over 20 years’ experience, the Quad-X gear is developed provide you with years of service. Andrew Kitson, Product […]
Major have announced that from May 2016 they are an Intermediate Partner with the GCSAI, to support their ongoing commitment to the Education and Continuous Professional Development of Sportsturf Professionals in Ireland Damian Mc Laverty of the GCSAI commented ” Major Equipment are the only Irish based manufacturer of Professional Sportsturf Machinery and as such, we […]
Consumers of all types of products have become more demanding in recent years. They want to know where what they buy came from, how they were made and who made them. Massey Ferguson can confirm this trend, having recorded a steady increase in the number of requests from farmers and other users to visit the […]
