Case IH’s two newest, and much talked about, tractors will feature at FTMTA Grass & Muck at Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary on Thursday May 17th – the Maxxum Multicontroller with ActiveDrive 8 transmission and the entry-level Puma X model. They will joined on the stand by the RB455 and RB5454 round balers which have received […]
A new high-speed cultivation implement that can be used to manage cover crop vegetation prior to drilling has been introduced to the Spaldings range of field equipment. The Geacut 600 manufactured by Sacho Land Solutions is a trailed implement with three serrated rollers covering a working width of 6.0m. Operating speeds of up to 30kph […]
JCB engineering and assembly teams have celebrated the contribution made to farming productivity by the Fastrac 3000 Series tractor over the past 20 years. When introduced in 1998, the 150hp Fastrac 3155 and 170hp 3185 built on the success of their 100 Series predecessors in establishing the JCB Fastrac as a uniquely productive and versatile […]
The order book is open and dealer demonstrations are underway for the all-new McCormick X8 VT-Drive tractor, which is being produced with three engine power outputs of 264hp, 286hp and 310hp. The new range takes the McCormick marque into a new performance class above the X7 VT-Drive 141-192hp and X7 P6-Drive 141-225hp models, which have […]
At the prestigious national Q Mark Awards ceremony in late September, Manor Farm Chicken was chosen from a very strong field as overall winner in Hygiene & Food Safety. Earlier in the night, the industry-leading, eighth-generation family business also scooped the Best Quality Certified Poultry Plant in Ireland award to make it another night to […]
Vice-chairman of the IFA Pigs Committee, Roy Gallie owns a small but successful self-sustaining commercial piggery at Garrisker, Broadford in North Kildare. His father put down roots there more than six decades ago, and we caught up with Roy to discuss his farm and piggery in particular, as well as the myriad of challenges facing […]
The growing role that agricultural contractors now play within the farming sector – with the now diverse machinery needs of the farming community generally – will be reflected in the emphasis that McHale Plant Sales will place on their portfolio of machinery and materials handling equipment at the forthcoming Grass and Muck machinery show taking […]
O&D Environmental Contracting Ltd. is a civil engineering and environmental contractor that specialises in soil containment and retaining structures. Formed in 2009, we have grown to become a leading supplier in the Geomembrane and Retaining Wall field throughout Ireland and the U.K. Specialising in providing lining systems for landfill construction and closures, golf courses, reservoirs, […]
Ethvan Ltd, trading as McCormick Builders NI Ltd in Northern Ireland, is a leading agricultural and industrial building contractor based in Castlefin, Co. Donegal. Specialists in structural steel and reinforced concrete, the family-run operation provides a complete design and build construction service to customers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. Established in 1969 by Hugo […]
Massey Ferguson is providing sponsorship for one of the leading societies at Shropshire-based Harper Adams University which specialises in land-based studies. The farm machinery firm is supporting Harper Ireland, one of the University’s most popular societies with nearly 150 members. Harper Ireland provides a social focus for Irish students and offers practical help to enable […]
