Machinery
A “record” 21 Enterprise Ireland client companies will take part in one of the UK’s biggest agricultural machinery and technology shows
All of the major tractor manufacturers - such as AGCO and CNH - have their own approach to the question of branding.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has just announced the 2026 AE50 Award winners.
The first operation of the harvest is mowing, a task that is often under pressure from the weather, so speed and efficiency are key.
Marked gas oil, often referred to as 'green diesel' or 'tractor diesel', clearances were unchanged...
Beef
With the arrival of the new year, the reopening of the slurry spreading season is fast approaching...
Drones are coming into their own, with much talk of their general utility, although it is not clear how they will be best deployed here.
Sadly, Leyland Tractors was one of the marques that passed into history in the latter part of the last century, as consumer demand changed.
The EU's Automotive Package sets "an ambitious yet pragmatic policy framework to ensure 2050 climate neutrality and strategic independence".
Agri-Business
In the farm machinery world 2025 saw some developments which we will be seeing and hearing more of in 2026 including "hybrid drive".
Wacker Neuson, the German manufacturing concern, has admitted to being in talks with Doosan Bobcat over its sale to the Korean company.
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The outgoing Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) president Maurice Kelly has been...
Maurice Kelly looks back on 2025 as his term as president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) draws to a close.
New Holland launched a completely new series of T7 tractors last autumn which have been designated the XD models.
If there is one innovator that that stands out above all others in this period of development, it is Cyrus Hall McCormick.
Fendt is considered the leader when it comes to tractor digital technology, yet it has kept its intentions on autonomous tractors low key.
The telehandler has been around now for almost 50 years and its utility is well established with an...
As the end of the year approaches, a clearer picture of how the machinery trade has fared becomes...
Rural Life
By Peter O'Brien An impressive €52,000 was recently presented to several charities as a result...
At a roundtable discussion last week announcing funding for US farmers, President Donal Trump outlined his plans for the machinery industry.
At this year's Agritechnica, the Kverneland Group launched a dry matter sensor that determines the moisture content of grass as it is cut.
The number of new tractors that were licenced in Ireland for the first time in the first 11 months is up 15% on the same period in 2024.
The FTMTA has released its sales figures for November 2025, which show a healthy upswing from the same period last year.
