The team at Dublin-based Armstrong Machinery, is celebrating after being named as New Holland’s Irish Dealer of the Year 2014. The prestigious accolade is in recognition of the dealership’s outstanding achievements in sales performance and the delivery of exceptional customer service throughout the past 12 months. The family-run business, established in 1954 and owned and […]
Walk into the farmyards of Ireland’s top Cattlemen – Charolais, Limousin, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Irish Moiled, Dexter, Stabiliser and many other breeds. Take a farm walk through James Alexander’s pedigree and commercial herd. Go ringside at top British cattle sales, watch cattle being sold at more than £100,000 stg. Take a look at the […]
Michelin has extended its range of BibLoad Hard Surface tyres, unveiled last year, with the introduction of the 500/70 R24 – a new size popular on telehandlers. Designed for working on dry, wet or greasy hard surfaces, the new tyre features diamond-shaped tread blocks with seven sides and 12 distinct bevelled edges. Coupled with an […]
For more than 15 years Ugandan priest Emmanuel Maria Vura – more generally known as Father Natalino – has been working relentlessly at his mission: to reach out to the youths who served as child soldiers just a few years ago in a civil war that has caused so much bloodshed and devastation in Uganda […]
Kverneland Turbo is reintroduced after several years as a trailed version in 6,5m and 8m. The Kverneland Turbo has been designed with 5 rows of tines for all kind of soil cultivation: stubble cultivation after harvesting from 3cm to 15cm, seedbed preparation after ploughing and also shallow working in spring or 2nd stubble cultivation after […]
John Deere and Michelin are preparing to host seven tractor operators from seven European countries, including Ireland, who will be taking part in the European Drivers Challenge at Michelin’s vehicle testing facility in Ladoux, France on April 30th next. The event is designed to showcase the key role tyres play in managing difficult terrain with […]
The new 150hp, top-of-the range Forterra 150HD tractor drew large numbers to a series of events hosted by nine Zetor main dealers over the past month. Outlets included Gorman Tractor Sales, Dundalk, McKeever Tractors, Portglenone, Jacobs Service Station, Enniscrone, David Garrihy Tractors, Ennistymon, Munster Tractor and Plant Services, Kilfinane, Derry O’Donovan, Timoleague, Kildalton Agricultural College at an […]
John Deere’s variable chamber wrapping baler can be seen for the first time at a UK event on the company’s stand at Grassland UK in May. Developed in partnership with the Austrian Göweil company, a specialist manufacturer of bale wrapping systems, the G5040 Kombi Ready option is available to order with any 900 Series variable […]
The new world record for fastest tractor was achieved when the world’s leading winter tyre specialist Nokian Tyres and tractor manufacturer Valtra combined their northern expertise. The new amazing record was set on a snowy and icy road in Finnish Lapland. Multiple World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen kept his head cool and drove the machine […]
A farming contractor in Leicestershire has developed the optimum set-up for its self-propelled sprayer, using two different sets of Michelin Ultraflex Technology tyres to reduce soil compaction year-round. Steve Heard Contracting’s advanced tyre choice means its 12-tonne Agrifac sprayer, which works 25,000 acres per year, can operate at lower tyre pressures than conventional farm tyres […]
