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Farmer Writes: it’s hard to believe it’s November
James Strain
All as that is and at the risk of sounding like a complaining farmer, it’s just not natural, writes James Strain.
11 November 2024 Farm machinery
Bale chaser to take centre stage on Limerick firm's stand
Keltec Engineering is set to showcase a whole host of its kit, including its popular bale chaser, at this year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show.
6 November 2024 Farm machinery
McHale to showcase new F5 range and 10-rotor tedder
McHale are set to showcase its new ten-rotor flagship trailed tedder, new F5 range of fixed chamber balers, Fusions, wrappers, mowers and straw blowers at this years FTMTA Farm Machinery Show.
Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean
Once the silage pit is open, it is important to keep the clamp face clean to prevent high levels of waste forage accumulating.
2 November 2024 Management
Top tips for cattle management indoors
With housing ramping up on cattle farms, here are some tips for indoor herd management.
30 October 2024 Management
Fodder deficit remains a factor on farms
The reduction in grass growth this year is equivalent to the total dry-cow feed need for most dairy herds.
30 October 2024 News
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
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
Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out
Shaun Diver gives an update on what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
18 October 2024 Management
Over €2m in fodder support payments issue to farmers
The movement of 48,132 bales and 19,114t of fodder was supported by this measure, with 24 co-operatives participating in the scheme.
17 October 2024 Schemes
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
Merlo combo ticks the boxes for mixed Co Antrim farm
Gary Abbott travelled to Cullybackey, Co Antrim, to meet dairy and poultry farmer Maurice Knowles to find out why he opts to run two Merlo telehandlers, a P27.6 and a TF42.7.
16 October 2024 Farm machinery