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The Antrim contractors on using their 16th Krone baler
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Now on their 16th Krone baler, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Daniel Wilkinson to see how his most recent Krone Comprima CF 155 XC+ is performing after one season.
The Antrim contractors on using their 16th Krone baler
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
16 April 2025 Farm machinery
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
While big-bale silage is well accepted today, Michael Moroney looks back to the early days of the system and his first introduction to the system in 1980.
Bauma 2025: a look at the world’s largest construction show
16 April 2025 Farm machinery
Bauma 2025: a look at the world’s largest construction show
Bauma took place in Germany, last week where over 3,500 exhibitors showcased their wares to over 600,000 visitors. Gary Abbott attended the event.
McHale 10-rotor tedder working well for midland’s farmer
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Padraic Murphy, a midlands dairy farmer who has two seasons completed with one of the first McHale T10-1260 10-rotor trailed tedders sold in Ireland.
16 April 2025 Farm machinery
Non-stop baling keeps Galway contractor moving
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Sean Gilligan, a Galway contractor baling for three decades who made the move to a Kverneland FastBale ahead of last season.
16 April 2025 Farm machinery
Manufacturing the Merlo way
Gary Abbott recently travelled to Merlo’s headquaters in Italy to find out more about the brands manufacturing process – where over 90% of components are built in-house.
9 April 2025 Farm machinery
Classic kit busy sowing in the southeast
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford farmer Frank Cardiff, to talk about his fleet of well-maintained classic machinery
9 April 2025 Farm machinery
Are silage compactors the next big thing in making quality forage?
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to farmers and contractors running mounted silage compactors to see are they worth the investment, and are they the coming trend in making top-quality silage.
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Antrim farmer with a love for trailed foragers
Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Antrim dairy farmer Neil Hoey, whose family has been cutting their own silage for five decades.
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Kilkenny contractor gaining 30% capacity with Kompactor
One year on from moving to their first HiSpec Kompactor silage trailer, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractors Bryne Agri and Plant to find out how the trailer worked out
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Maintaining and driving the Krone Big X
Munster Technological University Agricultural engineering lecturer, Fergal O’Sullivan speaks to Ciaran Roche, a specialist on Krone Big X harvesters, about getting the machines ready for silage season
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Review: Amazone single-disc coulters offers top-class accuracy
Peter Thomas Keaveney put the latest Amazone Centeya Super 3m drill and disc harrow combo through its paces.
26 March 2025 Farm machinery