The Hartpury Agri-Tech Centre has launched a new initiative to support agri-tech businesses and food producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hartpury Agri-Tech Talk Week (11-17 May) will provide the agriculture community with a platform to share their views, discuss the latest Government support packages and find out how the high-tech facility can help their businesses. […]
One of Ireland’s leading strawberry growers is Jimmy Kearns of Kearns Fruit Farm near Enniscorthy. Thrust into the family business at an early age following the sudden death of his father, it has been a way of life for him for almost 50 years. Jimmy was in his early teens when he lost both of […]
JCB’s two market-leading agricultural wheeled loaders – the 419S and 435S – have yet more performance and productivity to offer large farms and contract silage-harvesting operators thanks to significant increases in power and torque from their new engines. The loaders continue to use a six-speed powershift transmission with extra-low first gear for exceptional pushing performance […]
Thinking of investing in a new farm building? If so, the advice from the Irish Association of Steel Fabricators (IASF), or Irish Steel as it’s more commonly known, is to make sure your steel comes from a fabricator that is a certified supplier of CE marked structural steel to the requirements of EN-1090. Since 2014, […]
Average national land prices fell by 6% year on year in 2019 driven in the main by a decrease in the prices for dairy, beef and cereals. The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland / Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2020 found the average price of an acre nationally without a residence was […]
Walker Recycling Services Ltd has established itself as one of Ireland’s leading agricultural recycling contractors over the past 15 years. Managing director Robert Walker explains more about his exceptional Portlaoise-based waste management company which also provides an extensive tyre collection service. As a registered contractor with the IFFPG (Irish Farm Film Producers Group), Walker Recycling […]
Farmers are being offered a new tool to spot crop diseases more effectively this spring. A new mobile phone app, Skippy Scout, has been developed by technology pioneer Drone Ag to pinpoint diseases such as yellow rust and Septoria tritici earlier using drone imagery. “Spotting the signs of common diseases as early as possible has […]
From their Donohill, County Tipperary base, Green Line Agri & Plant Services have been providing customers across the Premier County with unrivaled contracting services for the past 20 years. We caught up with proprietor Darren Leopold to find out more about this exceptional enterprise, which runs a stunning fleet of tractors and machinery to get […]
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the state, has issued a guidance note to veterinary professionals on the subject of COVID-19 and passive transfer to animals. Included is a protocol for veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses […]
Agriculture in the future will see increasing use of scientifically precise farming techniques, where automated ‘agro-bots’ monitor, treat and work the land, using advanced technology designed to help maximise yields and minimise disease. With its extensive experience in automation and agricultural mechanisation, Yanmar is now showing the way in advanced field robotics research. Time for […]
