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Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Peter McCann
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
22 March 2025 News
Agri-jobs: dairy and pig farm workers in demand
There are a number of opportunities in the dairy, pig and horticulture sectors if you’re in the market for a new job this week.
19 March 2025 News
Contractor charges see a rise of 5% this year
Contractor charges are experiencing a 5% rise for 2025, according to the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price guide.
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.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
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.
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.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
Contractor charges rise 5% for 2025
Contractor charges are experiencing a 5% rise for 2025, according to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price guide.
19 March 2025 News
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.
19 March 2025 Contracting
Quicke launches new Unigrip soft hands attachment
Quicke has introduced its new Unigrip L+ and XL+ soft hands attachment, which is capable of handling two bales at once.
19 March 2025 News
Agri jobs: internship role at US corn farm
There are plenty of new openings in the dairy and tillage sectors both in Ireland and further afield.
15 March 2025 News
An integrated approach with Claas connect
Claas has brought all machine management, service planning, licence management, application maps and more to a single, cloud-based platform, writes Gary Abbott.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
Three-step splash plate ban proposed
DAERA intend to run a public consultation on it’s the proposals shortly as part of its wider review of the nutrients action programme.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland