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Contractors sought for TG4 series
Noel Bardon
TV fame beckons for interested contractors if they apply for next series before 20 December.
26 November 2024 News
Contractor group surveys political parties ahead of election
FCI is getting the opinions of political parties on issues such as the possibility of contractors accessing TAMS III grants into the future.
13 November 2024 Agri Technology
Ag drone demo attracts interest
Drone demonstration day held at Golden Vale Research, which drew interest from both farmers and the industry.
Irish distributor appointed by Finnish forestry manufacturer
Farmi Forest Oy has appointed JMS Agri & Tree Services as its distributor for Ireland.
6 November 2024 News
‘Tonnes you cut are never the tonnes you’re paid for’
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Laois to catch up with forestry contractor Damien Brophy.
30 October 2024 Farm machinery
Skids ‘Top’ wheels for Antrim contractor
After the challenging 2023 season,contractor Jonathan Kirkpatrick invested in a Pöttinger twin-rotor rake with plastic skids instead of wheeled bogies, to reduce grass contamination
23 October 2024 Farm machinery
Amazone plough duo performing well in Fermanagh
Gary Abbott visited the Fermanagh family run contracting business William Lee Agri, to find out how their two Amazone Cayros XMS V four furrow ploughs are performing after turning over 400 acres.
9 October 2024 Farm machinery
€30,000 raised for two agri-businesses destroyed in fire
The fire occurred on 4 October at the Prendergast farm in Inistioge, Co Kilkenny which resulted in damage to the property and equipment at their contractor and mechanic companies.
8 October 2024 News
'Our running costs have soared by 45pc in three years,' says Cork contractor
Claire McCormack caught up with Padraig Noonan of Cork based Noonan Agri Contractors to find out more about the ins and outs of running a modern contracting business in 2024
25 September 2024 Contracting
September hay saved in Sligo
This summer was particularly quiet for contractors due to poor grass growth, according to Marty Lenehan in Maugherow, Co Sligo.
24 September 2024 News
Dairy beef delivering for Meath family partnership
The father-and-son partnership of Aidan and Luke Maguire is working positively and delivering a net margin of over €700/ha, writes Shaun Diver.
11 September 2024 News
Almost three decades of Bomford for Wicklow contractor
Hedge-cutting almost 30 years and now on his seventh new Bomford hedge cutter, Gary Abbott finds out why Bomfords Variable Forward Arm has been a game changer for Wicklow contractor Richard Woodroofe.
24 July 2024 Farm machinery