N.Ireland
Spring planting now well underway in south Antrim
The 2024 spring planting and grass-cutting season is now well underway in the south Antrim area, according to one agricultural...
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Machinery Focus
Focus: Limerick contractor - 50 years on and no notion of retiring
Limerick contractor, Pat Hanley first took to the wheel of tractor when working on his father’s farm at Ballylanders, Co....
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Silage contractor in court over cash seized by gardaí
By Gordon Deegan A 24-year-old silage contractor told gardaí that the €2,480 in cash, which was the proceeds of criminal...
Rural Life
It all adds up for contractor Karen
With a 16-month old daughter and a full-time job as a chartered accountant, Karen O’Donoghue is an unlikely member of...
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AgriLand meets a hedge-cutting contractor...with well over 30,000 hours on an MF 4270
Hugh Hegarty is a contractor In Co. Cork with a fleet of Massey Ferguson
Rural Life
Video: Christmas contractors colour up for Cloughjordan
With the glitz and glamour of Christmas in full swing ahead of the big day next week, there have been...
Grass
Tables turn: 'You could see lads drawing fodder into Wexford this year'
Farmers in Co. Wexford could be forced to source fodder outside the county this year due to the drought, according...
Machinery
Silage contractor rates: How much are you paying...or charging?
Silage making is in full swing and the rain forecast for the weekend has brought the first real pressure point...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
Watch: Storm and snow prove no obstacle to these newly-weds
The chaotic conditions and substantial snow of last week proved to be a severe challenge for everyone – with the...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Western contractor reveals his machinery ‘ups’ and ‘downs’
Kennedy Bros runs a sizeable agricultural contracting business in Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon. There is a farm enterprise in the mix, but the contracting...
Machinery
More from Lismore: See the silage extravaganza from above
Last weekend played host to a major silage harvesting event – involving hoards of vintage and classic tractors and harvesters...
Machinery
Pics: Tri-axle wagon is a 'weapon of grass destruction'
Austrian grass and tillage equipment manufacturer Pottinger is currently undertaking a nationwide demo tour of Ireland with its Jumbo Combiline...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Galway contractor reveals his machinery 'highs' and 'lows'
Maurice Gannon runs a busy farming and contracting operation at his base – close to Creggs on the Galway/Roscommon border. His tillage...
Rural Life
Poll: What can't you live without on your tractor during the silly season?
Farmers and contractors spend a lot of time in the cab of a tractor during the year, especially during the...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Machinery
New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs 'forced' steering system
Irish-based manufacturer Smyth Trailers has just released a new, high-capacity silage trailer to “service the needs of modern day agricultural...
Machinery
Fleet profile: Wexford contractor reveals his machinery ‘hits’ and ‘misses’
Ciaran Creane and his father Kevin run a busy tillage and contracting enterprise near Fethard-on-Sea, New Ross in Co. Wexford....
Machinery
Fleet profile: Roscommon contractor reveals his machinery 'highs' and 'lows'
Noel and David Neilan run a busy contracting operation at Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon, whilst also running a drystock farm. The...
Machinery
Video: Artic trucks called in to help with 35km silage draw
A local haulier was recently called in to help a farmer draw silage close to 35km from the field to...