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 […]
Harvest season is in full swing. Besides handling all the post harvest processing, now is the time to manage all the crop residue. It means early preparation to remove stalk stubble so insects like corn borers and leafrollers have no chance to leave everlasting damage to future crops. The Major Cyclone mower is designed for […]
John Deere Operations Center users can now update field data across their entire machinery fleet in real time. DataSync has been introduced to eradicate the time taken to manually change records on each in-cab display – usually done via a USB stick – and ensure that stored field data is accurate. Field names, boundary changes, guidance […]
John Deere and soil cultivation specialists Bednar have set a new cultivation record of 769.4 hectares in 24 hours, beating the previous record set in 2007 by 125.4 ha. This result was achieved using the 691 hp John Deere 9RX 640 and a prototype of the Bednar Swifterdisc XE Mega with a working width of […]
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides an update on the forecast average margins and incomes which are likely across the agricultural sector in Ireland in 2023. Agriculture continues to face substantial input price inflation, much of it prompted by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Agricultural production costs in 2023 look like they will […]
CLAAS is extending its combine harvester product range below the TRION and LEXION series with two new five-walker machines. Equipped with modern Cummins six-cylinder engines and the CEMIS 700 control concept, these compact machines take performance, convenience, flexibility and durability to a new level in this class. The EVION CLASSIC is a perfect fit for […]
