Machinery
The first operation of the harvest is mowing, a task that is often under pressure from the weather, so speed and efficiency are key.
Drones are coming into their own, with much talk of their general utility, although it is not clear how they will be best deployed here.
Sadly, Leyland Tractors was one of the marques that passed into history in the latter part of the last century, as consumer demand changed.
Agri-Business
In the farm machinery world 2025 saw some developments which we will be seeing and hearing more of in 2026 including "hybrid drive".
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The outgoing Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) president Maurice Kelly has been...
Maurice Kelly looks back on 2025 as his term as president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) draws to a close.
If there is one innovator that that stands out above all others in this period of development, it is Cyrus Hall McCormick.
Fendt is considered the leader when it comes to tractor digital technology, yet it has kept its intentions on autonomous tractors low key.
Rural Life
By Peter O'Brien An impressive €52,000 was recently presented to several charities as a result...
At this year's Agritechnica, the Kverneland Group launched a dry matter sensor that determines the moisture content of grass as it is cut.
Self-propelled sprayers are not the hottest sellers here in Ireland, and so those growers who wish...
The financing of new machinery was focussed upon by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) in its recent economic report
A Rogator 645 was brought to Farmworks Machinery in Co. Dublin, where its features were demonstrated by product specialist Anthony Risdon
Having created an impressive off-roader, Grenadier would be thought to have done most of the hard work but it appears that is only the start.
One of the big news items from this year's Agritechnica was the presence on Zoomlion's stand of a hybrid tractor as well as a hybrid combine.
Vogelsang was, for many years, considered a rather obscure manufacturer of macerators that existed somewhere over there on the continent.
Agritechnica is vast and quite impossible to explore thoroughly in a day, only an impression can be...
The search to replace the compression ignition, or diesel engine, has been going on for many years now, but so far with little success
Next month's Agritechnica is looming ever larger on the horizon, and one of the last pre-show...
The bright yellow machinery made by JC Bamord Excavators Ltd has become an icon that stretches far beyond construction and agriculture
Kverneland was asked at a recent press briefing in The Netherlands about the progress of its mechanical weeding range
Pottinger has brought to the market a Terrasem V6000 version that integrates with a tractor's ISOBUS capabilities to a far greater extent
What is often labelled as artificial intelligence (AI) is already happening and having a huge...
