Tillage News
Irish ploughing team retains world champion titles
In Latvia on Saturday, October 14, two Irish ploughmen maintained their status as world champions at the World Ploughing Contest....
Ploughing
Tillage
Irish team trains in Latvia ahead of World Ploughing Contest
The 2023 World Ploughing Contest is taking place in Latvia this week, where the Irish team has travelled to in...
Rural Life
Farmers display interest in restoring family furniture at Ploughing
Many farmers displayed a keen interest in restoring their family furniture at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, according to a...
Other
Ploughing 2023: Macra breaks wellie-throwing world record
Macra has broken the Guinness World Record for the most persons simultaneously throwing wellington boots. A total of 995 persons...
Tillage
Putting the competition in the National Ploughing Championships
Today (Tuesday, September 19) represents the official start of the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co. Laois. However, for exponents...
Rural Life
Expanding Glenamaddy Show with ploughing demos and poultry classes
After a highly successful show last year, the ever expanding Glenamaddy District Ploughing and Agricultural Show will take place at...
Tillage
Planning for 2024 on tillage farms
Planning for 2024 will start to rise up the pecking order of importance for tillage farmers over the coming weeks....
Rural Life
Interactive guide created for Ploughing 2023
An interactive guide, including a ‘find your car’ feature, is being created for the 300,000 visitors expected to attend the...
Rural Life
Ploughing 'reignites' debate around cashless society - TD
The decision by the organisers of the National Ploughing Championships to require online pre-booking has been described as an “affront...
Agri-Business
Demand for exhibition space 'at capacity' for Ploughing 2023
Owing to the demand of exhibition space at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, a waiting list has been put in...
Tillage
Tillage: Could strip-till add to grass weed burdens
There is now strong evidence that points to the growth in grass weed burdens on those tillage farms where ploughing...
Rural Life
Legend John Tracey leaves a 'huge ploughing legacy'
Co. Carlow ploughing champion, John Tracey, will leave behind a “huge ploughing legacy”, according to the managing director for the...
Opinion
Opinion: We forsake the plough at our peril
Recent days have brought home to me the focal role of the plough within Irish tillage. It’s a proven technology...
Machinery
Plough Operator of the Year award requires more than just skill
The plough has always been the basic tool of tillage farmers yet today’s plough operator has to be aware of...
Tillage
Ireland to host World Ploughing Contest in 2037
Ireland is set to host the World Ploughing Contest in 2037, general secretary of the World Ploughing Organisation (WPO) and...
Machinery News
Lemken reports 25% sales boost in 2022
Lemken enjoyed record sales during its last financial year with total sales topping out just short of €600 million. This...
Machinery News
Top Pottinger ploughs take to the land
Big tractors pulling big ploughs need big wheels, or even tracks, to apply the available power to the ground. This,...
Machinery News
Lemken eases the transport of big furrow presses
With tractors and implements getting bigger, farmers are often up against the problem of excessive width when needing to move...
