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Still putting an emphasis on quality

10 Sep , 2020  

Tir-Con Engineering Ltd is a design-and-build company, with an international reputation for providing the best solutions available today. Irish Tractor & Agri learned all about the Co Derry-based company from its founder and proprietor, Paul McGovern recently. In June 2018, Tir-Con Engineering Ltd expanded its business to a new location in Moneymore, Magherafelt and it’s […]

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Agri consultancy par excellence

8 Sep , 2020  

Committed to supporting farmers meet the challenges they face in an ever-changing sector, Ryan Agri Consultancy Ltd is a leading advisory based in Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary. Established in 2007 by Willie Ryan, the company provides a wide range of agricultural consultancy services to clients in North Tipperary, South Offaly, East Galway and further afield on […]

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Fendt 313 Punching Above It’s Weight

2 Sep , 2020  

Based in the rolling countryside of County Wexford, Sean Roberts is a Dairy farmer who does the job right. Since 2010, Sean has been building a sizeable dairy herd. Sean believes in having the best tools at his disposal to do the job. The Roberts family have been farming at the same location since 1929, […]

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CLAAS XERION debuts on the Nordschleife

2 Sep , 2020  

On 24 August 2020, the Nordschleife (“North Loop”) of the Nürburgring witnessed a spectacular premiere: For the very first time, a large modern 4WD tractor travelled its length – and it did so in reverse! Why in reverse? Because it can! Since it was launched on the market in 1997, the CLAAS XERION has stood […]

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Massey Ferguson MF 8S Series introduces a new era of straightforward, dependable and connected tractors

2 Sep , 2020  

Massey Ferguson has launched the completely new MF 8S Series, which introduces a new era of Straightforward and Dependable tractors, delivering new levels of comfort and efficiency for fully connected smart and sustainable farming. Designed for farmers by farmers, following seven years of testing around the globe and extensive customer consultations, the MF 8S Series […]

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100% connectivity is standard on the new Massey Ferguson MF 8S Series

2 Sep , 2020  

Massey Ferguson has announced a new era of complete connectivity with the introduction of wireless transfer of machine and agronomic data along with a comprehensive suite of sustainable farming services to boost efficiency, productivity and profitability. MF Connect is standard on all new MF 8 S Series tractors. This telemetry system, which comes with a […]

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Data transfer for mixed fleets from John Deere

2 Sep , 2020  

Today’s farmers have to collect a large amount of data to manage their farm and for documentation requirements. With the ISOXML standard it’s possible to transfer field data from machine displays of the most popular manufacturers to the John Deere Operations Centre. In this way, John Deere is able to support customers that work with […]

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Best in the North-West for 25 years

2 Sep , 2020  

Celebrating 25 years in business, Wauchope Agri Contractors is a leading Co. Donegal-based agri contracting business specialising in pit and baled silage, umbilical slurry spreading, ploughing, harvesting and soil preparation. The business grew from the Wauchope family carrying out their own tillage work on their 300-acre farm near Castlefinn, which is located in the Finn Valley between Ballybofey and Lifford. While Robert Wauchope continues […]

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Generations at Drummondmore Dairy Farm

27 Aug , 2020  

Keith Agnew is a fourth-generation dairy farmer who runs a family business on the outskirts of Newry in partnership with his wife Ruth and sons Josh and Jonny. Irish Tractor & Agri visited Drummondmore Dairy Farm to find out more about this dairy enterprise, which currently hosts 600 Holstein Friesian cows, supplying milk to Lakeland […]

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A labour of love for the Griffin family

19 Aug , 2020  

The Griffin family name is synonymous with efficiency when to comes to agricultural contracting in Kerry. Kevin Griffin tells Irish Tractor & Agri how they benefit from over three decades of experience and an excellent reputation which is underlined by a high satisfaction rate amongst their local farming community. Gerard Griffin & Sons Agri Contracting […]