Machinery
Buttevant tractor run boosts funds for HOPE
What are friends for if not to help raise money for a good cause, and it was three young ladies...
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Machinery
Funk and Ford: A long and challenging relationship
The history of tractor development is littered with tales of inter company rivalry, devious plots and various happy coincidences, that...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Machinery
County: The choice of ploughmen everywhere
Ploughing is hard work – slicing through a soil’s structure, then lifting the weight of it and turning it over...
Agri-Business
Machinery: Irish Rovers return after epic UK tractor run
Setting off from the very northern tip of Scotland in the first week of May, on a cabless tractor, heading...
Machinery
Watch: Ferguson prototype tractor arrives 'home' in Belfast
The prototype black tractor created by Henry ‘Harry’ Ferguson has returned home to Belfast, and is now on display at...
Machinery
1974 - a year of consolidation for the machinery industry
Companies and organisations are always keen to celebrate a golden jubilee, whether it be of the company itself or a...
Machinery
Shades of red feature strongly at Kerrykeel Rally
Kerrykeel is one of the delightful Donegal villages that surprises the visitor with the splendour of its location and warmth...
Machinery
Watch: Blackwater Tractor Run sees large turnout in Wexford
The Blackwater Tractor Run is an annual event with a different charity being chosen to benefit from the proceeds each...
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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...
Agri-Business
Four Cork men to cover 1,450 miles in tractors in aid of charity
A group of four friends from Co. Cork known as the Irish Rovers, have been busy planning a tractor run...
Machinery Focus
Machinery Focus: The phenomenon that is the Ford 7000
The much loved Ford 7000 represents the pinnacle of Ford’s development of its 6X range, the original tractors of which...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: A brief history of New Holland and its rise
There are people of a certain generation who cannot see a blue and black tractor without immediately thinking it a...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Cavitation and Ford's famous porous blocks
During the 1960s and 1970s, Ford had a notable problem with its tractor engines due to holes forming in the...
Machinery
Basildon Blue sells well at latest Munster Auctions event
Munster Auctions held its latest sale on October 3, with over 80 lots going under the virtual hammer. Of the...
Machinery News
100% clearance at Oola sale for Munster Auctions
The recent disposal sale of farm equipment held by Munster Auctions on behalf of the estate of John Holmes, Oola,...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Machinery Focus
22 years of work for a John Deere forage harvester in Co. Limerick
It is often the case that a passion for the trade is what gives a business its energy and drives...
Machinery News
Strong demand for machinery at Portlaoise sale
Hennessy Auctioneers of Stradbally, Co. Laois, held its last sale of the year on December18, 2021. It turned out to...
Machinery News
Pics: Top Ford fetches €21,000 at Cork Marts auction
Stormy weather with attendant weather alerts reduced the number of lots on offer at Cork Marts clearance sale on Sunday,...
Machinery Focus
Unique County comes home for good after refurbishment
County tractors were, generally, regarded as the ultimate for ploughing, and in their heyday, these heavy-duty beasts were the ‘go...