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Machinery
CNH sells off plough business
Gary Abbott
CNH has took the decision to sell its Överum agricultural plough business to a German investment company and instead focus its resources completely on its core product lines.
1 May 2024 News
Lynx Engineering to distribute Agribumper range in Ireland
Lynx Engineering Ireland has been appointed as the Irish importer and distributor for the Danish built Agribumper product range.
1 May 2024 News
Pronar appoints new dealer in Cavan
Cavan based Deutz Fahr dealers, Cavan Autotrac has recently been appointed as dealer for the Polish-built Pronar brand.
Getting the goods in the ground with Grimme
Growing over 300 acres of potatoes, Gary Abbott caught up with Co Meath-based Meade Farm, to find out more about its Grimme GB 215 two-row belt planter as well as the planting process.
1 May 2024 Farm machinery
Change of CEO at CNH
CNH Industrial, the parent company of brands such as Case IH and New Holland, has appointed Gerrit Marx as its new CEO.
25 April 2024 News
Quarter one tractor registrations back 8% on 2023
Recent FTMTA figures show that 216 new tractors were registered in March this year, 13% less than March 2023, as figures for the first quarter of 2024 are back 8% at 878 units.
24 April 2024 News
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
The highest price at Hennessy Auctioneers’ April machinery auction was followed by €90,000 plus VAT for a 2016 Fendt 828 Vario, writes Gary Abbott.
24 April 2024 News
Agrifac expands into US market
As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Dutch sprayer manufacturer Agrifac is opening a new branch in the United States.
18 April 2024 News
Cost of making silage at €32.50/bale
The price of making round baled silage this summer is set to cost in the region of €29/bale to €32.50/bale excluding land charges.
17 April 2024 News
Wilson bale chaser - a Super Move for Cork contractor
Baling over 25,000 bales annually, Lloyd Forbes Agri Contracting has been running bale chasers since 2009, Gary Abbott finds out why Wilson Engineering has been the brand of choice.
17 April 2024 Contracting
AGCO and Trimble collab to launch PTx Trimble platform
Trimble’s precision agriculture business and AGCO’s JCA Technologies have combined to form PTx Trimble, a brand offering factory fit and retrofit precision technology solutions for all equipment makes
17 April 2024 News
Sixty years of New Holland at Basildon
To mark the 60th anniversary of tractor production at its Basildon plant in Essex, New Holland has marked the occasion with a special edition of its T7.300.
17 April 2024 News