Minister launches FTMTA Farm Machinery Show 2024
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association’s (FTMTA) Farm Machinery Show 2024 has officially been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.
The Farm Machinery Show returns to a traditional winter staging this year and will take place at the Punchestown Event Centre from Tuesday, November 12-14, 2024.
Since 1989, the show has attracted Irish and international farm machinery specialists, displaying tractors, harvesters and tillage equipment in addition to autonomous farm technology and aftermarket products.
From this year on, the show will be held on a biennial basis, moving it out of sync with the Agri Technica Show in Germany, according to the FTMTA.
Launching the show at Punchestown Event Centre, Minister McConalogue said: “Today’s farm machinery is a testament to the innovation of the sector and provides solutions to efficient farming across the country.
"The Punchestown event is an ideal showcase for this innovation.
"I would like to offer my best wishes to the FTMTA and everyone involved in the organisation of such a large scale event, which I am confident will generate huge interest amongst both the farming and wider rural communities."
FTMTA executive director, Michael Farrelly, who, alongside FTMTA president Karol Duigenan and vice president Maurice Kelly welcomed the minister to Punchestown for the launch, gratefully accepted his wishes.
On behalf of the FTMTA, Farrelly thanked the minister for launching this year’s show: "Having him join us at the FTMTA show site, given how busy his schedule is, means a great deal to my colleagues and, in turn, to our exhibitors and members."
"In rescheduling the Farm Machinery Show, we’ve effectively reset the focus for the new farming year, providing an opportunity for farmers to both advance and finalise some of their major planning decisions with 2025 in mind.
"The construction of our fully indoor show site at Punchestown is ongoing.
"The crew are doing a fantastic job in piecing everything together and we’re looking forward to the arrival and installation of so many industry leading brands and innovations," he added.
The FTMTA said moving the show into an end-of-year slot has "clearly paid off" as the show’s exhibition space was fully sold out over a month in advance of the event.
