Kilkenny Agricultural Machinery Ltd. will be holding a demonstration day on Wednesday (August 2) on a 14ac site close to the city itself with a Vlatra Q Series on working display.

As a certified Valtra dealer, the company will naturally be displaying a full range of the manufacturer's models and other machines from the brands stocked by the company.

Given the poor weather Ireland has suffered over the summer there was some doubt as to whether it would go ahead or not, but with a break in the rain due mid-week it was decided to go ahead with the day.

It will be a working day, all being well, and one of the big draws will be the latest Valtra Q305 coupled to a McHale Fusion 4 baler.

The Q Series is Valtra's flagship range is packed with all the latest digital technology while the McHale Fusion 4 is now fully ISOBUS-compatible and connectivity via the protocol comes as standard.

Through the tractor’s ISOBUS terminal or McHale’s ISO-Play terminals, the operator has a full overview of the balers performance, allowing for increased levels of monitoring via the graphic display.

The Q 305 is the largest Valtra in Q series and gave an impressive performance when Agriland had the chance to drive it earlier in the year. It is intended as a premium tractor providing optimum comfort as well efficiency through digitalisation.

Kilkenny Agricultural Machinery Ltd. is also agent for Horsch, Smyths trailers, Redrock and Dalbo.

A selection of machines from these franchises will also be on display in what the company promises to be a busy event.

The location for the demo day is at Clara, close to the N10 Kilkenny-Carlow road. It runs from 11:00a.m to 4:00p.m.