Farm machinery

The latest farm machinery news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with reports, reviews, prices and videos of new and vintage farm machinery, motors and more.

Machinery
Fendt and John Deere top German brand image survey – DLG
Gary Abbott
An annual brand image survey for the German Agricultural Society (DLG) on companies within the agri sector has found Fendt and John Deere to have the best brand images within the machinery category.
Fendt and John Deere top German brand image survey – DLG
 
 
Trimble launches technology to enhance RTK GNSS signal
Machinery
Trimble launches technology to enhance RTK GNSS signal
Young Stock Podcast: 24-year-old contractor on setting up his own business
Machinery
Young Stock Podcast: 24-year-old contractor on setting up his own business
Massey to prototype hydrogen powered tractor by 2026
Machinery
Massey to prototype hydrogen powered tractor by 2026
Amazone sales down 10.4% in 2024
Machinery
Amazone sales down 10.4% in 2024
VIDEOS
FARM MACHINERY
Review: Amazone single-disc coulters offers top-class accuracy
Peter Thomas Keaveney
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.
Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Elphin in Co Roscommon to catch up with Padraig Berine who was busy spreading lime, now his 50th year at the job.
Telematics: the key to farm efficiency
Gary Abbott
Telematics: the key to farm efficiency
Fergal O Sullivan* looks at the role of telematics and how it can help both contractors, farmers and machinery dealers improve efficiency by gathering real time data and monitor in field performance.
Farmers supply over 70% of the diesel we use — Antrim contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Farmers supply over 70% of the diesel we use — Antrim contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Darragh Rutledge from Rutledge Contracts who tells us about his contracting enterprise and newly established machinery retail business, focusing on slurry.
CONTRACTING
Two decades of contracting in Carlow
Gary Abbott
Two decades of contracting in Carlow
Gary Abbott speaks with first generation agricultural contractor, Stephen Eustace from Co Carlow to find out about day-to-day business and his choice of machinery.
Agricultural contracting challenges are now clear - time for support is now
Michael Moroney
Agricultural contracting challenges are now clear - time for support is now
Like many sectors of Irish agriculture, agricultural contracting is at a crossroads and the issues are now clear, reports Michael Moroney.
MOTORS
Opel grows the Grandland in size
Michael Moroney
Opel grows the Grandland in size
Opel’s new Grandland is bigger, more spacious and solid to drive than the car that it replaces as Michael Moroney found driving his recent test drive that covered more than 1,100km.
VINTAGE
MF135 still a favourite 60 years later, 2024 registration results confirm
Michael Moroney
MF135 still a favourite 60 years later, 2024 registration results confirm
Some 60 years after its introduction to the market, the Massey Ferguson 135 is still one of the most-desirable tractors, according to the latest data on imported used-tractor registrations.
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf SPONSORED
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf
Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.
Technology For Profit: data is key, knowledge is powerSPONSORED
Technology For Profit: data is key, knowledge is power
A stickler for data and detail, Sean Kelly’s focus has remained clear, staying on the family farm to help expand the herd, while keeping sustainability at its core.
Drive performance and profitability with Tirlán’s Milk Solids Growth programmeSPONSORED
Drive performance and profitability with Tirlán’s Milk Solids Growth programme
Efficient milk solids production is a key driver of farm profitability and Tirlán’s Milk Solids Growth programme enables farmers to unlock the full value of every drop of milk their herd produces.
Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mindSPONSORED
Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mind
Brendan and Ciarán Brady, Cootehill, Co Cavan, exemplify how two generations can work together to maximise both the efficiency and profitability of a family-run dairy farm.
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