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Machinery
Setting up the spreader: understanding the difference between urea and compounds
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the main steps involved in checking over the fertiliser spreader, and outlines the importance of adjusting the spreader depending on the type of fertiliser being spread.
12 March 2025 News
RSA tractor test surpasses 54% pass rate over seven years
A total of 468 tractors have been tested by the RSA since tractor roadworthiness testing began in June 2018, Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
12 March 2025 News
2022 McHale Fusion tops contractor retirement sales at €60,000
A 2022 McHale Fusion 3 Plus with 21,000 bales topped the sale of a retiring Galway contractor, securing €60,000. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
Krampe takes over Kaweco silage trailers
Krampe has taken on all of the production rights - as well as the service and spare parts business - of the long-established Dutch manufacturer Kaweco.
12 March 2025 News
Väderstad Group sales take a 13% hit in 2024
Väderstad recorded a turnover of around €550 million in 2024, which was down 13% on the firms record 2023 turnover.
5 March 2025 News
Kuhn Group sales drop 18.5% in 2024
Kuhn has reported that its net sales in 2024 declined by 18.5% in comparison to the year previous.
5 March 2025 News
SDF to build low horsepower tractors for Massey Ferguson
The new supply agreement will see SDF build a streamlined low-mid range horsepower tractor AGCO, branded as Massey Ferguson.
5 March 2025 News
French retrofit MX loader is 'bulletproof' for Irish contractor
Midlands-based Louis Russell took delivery of the first U500 series MX loader sold in Ireland over 12 months ago. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
JCB builds its 1,000,000th backhoe loader
JCB, which claims to be the creator and world’s number one manufacturer of the backhoe loader, is celebrating the production of its one millionth machine.
5 March 2025 News
Develon debuts new 190hp 15.8t flagship agri wheel loader
Last autumn, Develon delivered the first of its two newly revamped 13.8t and 15.8t larger agricultural wheel loader models, designed for a variety of work including on the clamp at silage and maize.
26 February 2025 News
Deutz Fahr to end combine production
SDF, the Deutz Fahr parent company will end combine production in Zupanja, Croatia, on 28 February.
19 February 2025 News
Big manufacturers cut production as sales drop by 16-22% in 2024
In 2024, the majority of major manufacturers dropped sales numbers due to a reduced demand, which in turn saw them reduce production and focus on clearing out dealer stocks.
12 February 2025 News