Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is urging farmers and their contractors to ensure safety is paramount in the silage harvesting season.
Farmers are being urged to prioritise safety as first-cut silage gets underway across Ireland and...
Agri-Business
Agricultural contractors are losing up to 20% of their working time dealing with the damage caused by stones and wires in fields, FCI said.
N.Ireland
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) in the UK has released its latest survey of contracting prices.
One 'niche' enterprise that mushroomed since Covid-19 has been the raffling of various different pieces of agricultural machinery.
A complaint made by a local community page in Co. Down about "all night silage cutting" has triggered a lively debate in recent days.
Grass
While it may be January, one farmer is getting his silage stores replenished early in the year, taking out hybrid grass for bales.
A rather unusual site was spotted in Co. Louth, on Wednesday, January 2, as a set of butterfly mowers was in action.
Machinery
The Irish County Tractor Club held its second working day out in Ballinaskeagh, Banbridge, Co. Down, at the weekend.
The silage cutting season has well and truly started this week, with farmers getting the tractors and trailers out for some early action.
