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Machinery
Isuzu boosts style and safety in new generation D-Max
Michael Moroney
Isuzu has updated the D-Max 4x4 pick-up with new styling, to make it more modern and streamlined, with added safety feature. But this is still a machine that’s designed for work.
2 April 2025 News
Diesel prices are steady, but world oil markets are nervous
With oil prices remaining cautiously stable, the market appears to be tense in the wake of potential tariffs from world leaders. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report
26 March 2025 Farm machinery
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.
Yanmar launches new electrification unit for machinery
Yanmar is set to officially launch a new organisation dedicated to advancing electrification in the compact off-highway segment.
26 March 2025 News
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
Reference costs out of kilter with real prices
Basing reference costs of diesel and petrol generators off of PTO-driven generators will result in a grant rate of between 11-13%, due to the fact that these generators have their own engines.
12 March 2025 News
Busy Gator clocks up over 400km weekly on Cavan suckler farm
Clocking up over 400km weekly, Gary Abbott met with Cavan suckler farmer, Jimmy Carroll to find out why he retired his old farm jeep for a top-spec John Deere Gator in 2019.
19 February 2025 Farm machinery
Tillage Podcast: pesticide reductions, diesel use and EU on tillage
This week’s tillage podcast hears from a number of guests, has all the news and grain and weather reports.
30 January 2025 News
Calculating your diesel use on-farm
Here are some diesel and machinery costs which were outlined by Ciarán Collins of Teagasc at the Dairygold Tillage Conference.
29 January 2025 News
UK minister ‘sorry’ for inheritance tax raid
The annual Oxford Farming Conference took place in England last week. Peter McCann reports
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm
Co Meath dairy farming duo Elaine and Kevin Keaveny tell us how the purchase of a Bobman cubicle sweeper/bedder has impacted their farm.
15 January 2025 Farm machinery
Deere introduces new diesel gator with more cargo capacity
John Deere has introduced its new diesel Gator XUV 875M offering increased comfort and cargo capacity, Gary Abbott writes.
18 December 2024 News