Machinery
Machinery: Valtra to the fore at Paudy Buckley demo day
After many years of obscurity, Valtra is now well established here in Ireland as a mainstream manufacturer with a serious...
GPS
Rural Life
Arrest made after attempted GPS theft on north Dublin farm
Gardaí arrested a man at the weekend who was attempting to steal GPS equipment from a farm in north Co....
Rural Life
Gardaí investigating spate of GPS thefts in Wexford
Gardaí have launched investigations following a spate of GPS thefts from farms in Co. Wexford in recent days. It is...
Rural Life
GPS theft from tractor remains a 'mystery' for Dublin farmer
The recent thefts of GPS equipment from tractors in north Co. Dublin is still subject to investigations from Gardaí in...
Rural Life
Gardaí investigating spate of GPS thefts
Gardaí are investigating a spate of GPS thefts in north County Dublin which could run into thousands of euros. It...
Machinery
GNSS could bring more accuracy to machinery implements
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS, often referred to as GPS) are usually considered the preserve of experts equipped with a...
Machinery News
AGCO spends $2 billion on Trimble acquisition
There are two routes to acquiring technology, develop it in house or, as AGCO has chosen to do, buy it...
N.Ireland
UFU warns about GPS theft after four farm robberies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to be “extra vigilant” of rural theft after reports of GPS equipment...
Machinery
Mobile apps accelerate adoption of digital tech in machinery
As tractors are equipped with an ever greater amount of digital tech the general consensus of opinion emerging is that...
Machinery News
First report: Farmdroid robot at work in Kilkenny
Robotics in industry and agriculture has been talked about for decades but their actual appearance outside of doing repetitive tasks...
Machinery Focus
Machinery Focus: Precision farming with Paud Flynn & Sons
The past few years have seen manufacturing companies jump aboard the digital or precision farming train with promises of how...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Steketee makes mechanical weeding mainstream
Lemken was one of the first major tillage companies to move into inter-row cultivation with its purchase of Steketee in...
Rural Life
Spate of GPS thefts from tractors in recent days
There have been a spate of thefts of GPS technology from tractors in various parts of the country in recent...
Machinery News
HarvestLab and Starfire head John Deere's digital charge
As recently reported on Agriland, John Deere is going full steam ahead in not only putting digital technology to work...
Machinery Focus
Machinery Focus: Explaining and guiding precision farming
There is a move amongst the major tractor manufacturers to boast more of a tractor’s digital technology than even its...
Machinery News
Kubota tractors now available with Topcon auto-steer
Kubota (UK) Ltd. has introduced a new range of auto-steer options for its M-series tractors following an agreement to partner...
Machinery News
Soil tech and cheaper GPS from CNH and JD
The tsunami of digital technology which is engulfing much of agriculture is here to stay, yet many are overwhelmed by...
Machinery News
Amazone wins with tech for fertiliser spreaders
Amazone has come out tops in the software category of the SIMA Farm Machine 2023 awards held in Paris last...