Farm machinery

The latest farm machinery news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with reports, reviews, prices and videos of new and vintage farm machinery, motors and more.

Machinery
Exhibitor applications open for November's FTMTA show
Gary Abbott
The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association online applications portal has now opened for exhibitors to book stands for the 2024 Farm Machinery Show, set to take place from 12 to 14 November.
Exhibitor applications open for November's FTMTA show
 
 
Planned worker strikes at UK New Holland plant could hit tractor supply
Machinery
Planned worker strikes at UK New Holland plant could hit tractor supply
Krone takes wraps off 15.7m four-rotor rake
Machinery
Krone takes wraps off 15.7m four-rotor rake
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Machinery
Redrock Machinery Ltd Acquires Ktwo and Warwick trailers
Machinery
New Holland presents platform to simplify digital farm management
VIDEOS
FARM MACHINERY
Watch: review - compact handler offering big capacity
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Watch: review - compact handler offering big capacity
Peter Thomas Keaveney got the opportunity to spend some time with the Weidemann T7042, the first model from the manufacturer to have a 7m lift and 4.2t lifting capacity.
Is Suzuki’s KingQuad 750 king of the quads?
Gary Abbott
Is Suzuki’s KingQuad 750 king of the quads?
The KingQuad 750 AXi is Suzuki’s flagship utility quad, ideal for farm use. Gary Abbott shares his thoughts after 200 hours.
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Sowing a substantial acreage of corn each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford contractor Trevor James to find out why he runs Horsch drills.
Kilkenny contractor putting big numbers through three McHale Fusions
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Kilkenny contractor putting big numbers through three McHale Fusions
With two Fusion 4+s and a Fusion 3+, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractor Stephen Dunne who began round baling in 1998, and has grown his business significantly since.
CONTRACTING
Thirty-three years of Lely Welger balers in the west
Gary Abbott
Thirty-three years of Lely Welger balers in the west
After 33 years of running Lely Welger round balers, the Grealis family upgraded to a Massey Ferguson RB 3130F Protec combination baler wrapper in 2021. Gary Abbott finds out how the move has been.
Wilson bale chaser - a Super Move for Cork contractor
Gary Abbott
Wilson bale chaser - a Super Move for Cork contractor
Baling over 25,000 bales annually, Lloyd Forbes Agri Contracting has been running bale chasers since 2009, Gary Abbott finds out why Wilson Engineering has been the brand of choice.
MOTORS
Renault blends new hybrid system smoothly in Arkana refresh
Michael Moroney
Renault blends new hybrid system smoothly in Arkana refresh
Four years after Renault first launched the Arkana SUV, it has refreshed the mid-size model and given it a full hybrid drive treatment with ambitions to deliver diesel-like economy.
VINTAGE
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBaleSPONSORED
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBale
In Clogheen, Co Tipperary, Thomas Moloney, alongside his father Jim, has been steering the family business through the evolving landscape of Irish agriculture for over six decades.
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solutionSPONSORED
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution
Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®SPONSORED
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®
VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.
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