The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has published an analysis of the costs involved in running a tractor and…

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) recently published a document that detailed fuel (diesel) usage for a number of…

Contractors are so incensed by the new carbon tax burden (on green diesel) that they are strongly contemplating going “Dutch” (i.e. large-scale tractor…

To counter “significant black economy issues” and cash-flow challenges facing (farming) customers in the agricultural contracting sector, the Government must consider two possible…

The ‘guide’ contractor rate for round baling (straw) for 2019 is €5/bale (plus VAT). That’s for a ‘standard’ 4X4 bale. The rate for…

The ‘guide’ contractor rate for combine harvesting (of cereals and oilseed rape) for 2019 is €52/ac (plus VAT). This rises to €58/ac, where…

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) has released a video, in which it highlights potential dangers associated with the…

According to the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI), it was “a wet seven days at silage last week”. The forecast,…