Machinery
Department 'must change stance on LESS grant aid for contractors' - Fitzmaurice
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine must change its stance when it comes to agricultural contractors not being...
Machinery
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine must change its stance when it comes to agricultural contractors not being...
Agri-Business
The further increase in carbon tax in Budget 2021 will add significant extra costs to farm and forestry contractors, according...
Machinery
Kilkenny contractor John Hughes has been elected as the new national chair of the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors...
Machinery
Light has been shed on the question as to whether fast tractors used by agricultural and forestry contractors are required...
Machinery
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has appointed Sean O’Connor as the association’s new national commercial...
Machinery
There continues to be a huge element of ‘black economy’ activity in the contractor sector – and the Revenue Commissioners...
Agri-Business
The use of smartphones to create videos is a significant management issue for many contractors in recent times – and...
Agri-Business
Farm and forestry contracting operations will continue to be open for business – but cash-flow concerns including the expected rise...
N.Ireland
Farmers have been asked to do what they can to protect agricultural contractors as UK Government implements stricter ‘stay at...
Agri-Business
Guidelines for disinfecting the tractor cab and avoiding Covid-19 have been issued for tractor and machinery drivers by the Association...
Machinery
Due to increases in agricultural contractor costs, 2020 will see an increase in the “guideline” contracting charges, according to the Association...
Machinery
Agricultural contractors “can no longer act as unofficial bankers” for Irish farmers, according to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors...
Rural Life
A change in legislation has been called for by agricultural contractors to allow for the maintenance of all roadside hedges...
N.Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is continuing a series of agriculture contractor advisory visits to focus...
Machinery
Recent speculation that Budget 2019 will see a carbon tax increase, as well as a rise in the excise duty...
Rural Life
Approximately 2,500L of green diesel were recently stolen from an agricultural contractor’s yard in Co. Kerry. It is understood that...
Machinery
Agricultural contractors have been left to “pay the price” for what have been described as “neglected field conditions”, according to...
Machinery
Respondents to an AgriLand survey have indicated that “unsatisfactory pay” is the main reason why they would not work with...