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Machinery
Pöttinger to highlight new wagon and multi-purpose drill
Peter Thomas Keaveney
With a wide range of kit destined for the FTMTA Show, Pöttinger’s main focus will be the new Jumbo 5300 series wagons and its Aerosem drill, which has the option to sow both cereals and maize.
2 November 2024 News
Agri jobs: workers wanted for 500-cow farm in Meath
Positions are available on dairy farms in Meath, Kildare and Cork this week.
31 October 2024 News
Giant introduces new generation of compact loaders
Dutch manufacturer Tobroco Giant has introduced its latest generation of compact wheel loaders, featuring improved performance, comfort and versatility.
‘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
Seppi gives old Christmas tree plantation new lease of life
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the midlands to catch up with Ireland’s largest multifunctional tiller-mulcher, as it reclaimed 106 acres of an old Christmas tree plantation back into grassland.
30 October 2024 Farm machinery
Five top tips for servicing your chainsaw
Peter Thomas Keaveney outlines some of the key points to consider when servicing your chainsaw this autumn.
30 October 2024 Farm machinery
Five maintenance tips for winter feeding machinery
Having the loader tractor and telehandler serviced as winter feeding gets under way is good practice on livestock farms.
26 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Agri jobs: herd manager needed at 300-cow dairy farm
There are a variety of jobs going in dairy farm enterprises in Louth, Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary.
26 October 2024 News
Almost one in five machinery dealers see increase in business in 2024 – Genfitt
Eighteen per cent of Irish agri-trading businesses see an increase in business performance in 2024, according to the annual Genfitt Knowledge Report compiled from industry stakeholders.
23 October 2024 News
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
Agri jobs: dairy farm manager needed in Waterford
There are plenty of openings for farm managers and assistants at dairy enterprises in the Munster region.
19 October 2024 News
Manitou skid steer just the job for Westmeath farm
Having bought his first skid steer second hand in 2006, Justin Claffey decided to upgrade in 2022 for a new Manitou 1900R model. We get his thoughts 400 hours on.
16 October 2024 Farm machinery