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Machinery
SIP rake is the ‘Star’ of the show for Dublin contractor
Gary Abbott
Having almost doubled baler output when his first SIP twin rotor rake arrived, Gary Abbott caught up with farmer and contractor Pat Flynn to find out why he chose the Slovenian solution.
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.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
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.
Tillage Management: watching the weather for fertiliser, planting and spraying
There is dry weather in the forecast. Land has a lot of drying to do before farmers can get out to the fields.
26 February 2025 Husbandry
Baling Assistance Payment on the way to tillage farmers
The BAP was introduced as a once-off measure, following former Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s decision to suspend the straw chopping scheme.
20 February 2025 Schemes
65% of straw chopping area baled in 2024
Almost two thirds of the cereal area entered into the Straw Incorporation Measure was taken out to be baled in 2024.
8 January 2025 News
Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue
Payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.
11 December 2024 News
Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue
Payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.
11 December 2024 News
950 applications for straw baling payment
A total of 950 applications were made for the Baling Assistance Payment, which the minister introduced in July.
26 November 2024 News