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Machinery
Superb Combi delivers big car space and thrifty performance
Michael Moroney
Big estate cars are becoming as rare species and add the option of a diesel engine and the term extinct seems to come to mind. Not so at Skoda where the large Superb Combi retains pride of place.
27 November 2024 Tractors
New Holland's gutsy T5.120 packs a punch
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time with New Holland’s recently updated 120hp, T5.120 Dynamic Command tractor earlier this summer.
27 November 2024 Dealer
Athlone lights up with tractors
Athlone is set to a busy spot on Sunday evening with 100 tractors expected to light up the town on the first ever tractor run in the town.
Price freeze on rations for November
There has been no change to price quotes on livestock rations at feed mills in NI.
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers urged to put barriers in place to thwart thieves
Mark your property with a number that’s unique to you and keep a note of it in case it goes missing, gardaí advise farmers.
30 October 2024 News
Farmer Writes: the plough is falling out of favour
Certainly, the greens and possibly some regenerative farmers would like us to ditch our ploughs and sow directly into the soil.
23 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Green diesel prices jump by 9c/l in two weeks
As white diesel and petrol prices have increased this week as result of the budget-related carbon tax increases, quotes for green diesel are currently hovering around the €1/litre mark.
9 October 2024 News
Case studies: how the budget will impact farmers’ bottom line in each sector
Tax specialist Declan McEvoy takes a look at how Budget 2025 will impact farmers’ bottom line in different sectors and circumstances.
2 October 2024 News
Australian firm sets sights on world’s first electric combine
An Australian start-up company called Linttas Electric has plans to manufacture the world’s first electric combine harvester, which will feature a new linear threshing approach.
2 October 2024 News
Ploughing 2024: new Land Cruiser draws a crowd
Although this year’s Ploughing saw a major reduction in the number of motoring exhibitors, Toyota came out in force to unveil its all new Land Cruiser for the first time publicly in Ireland.
25 September 2024 News
Ploughing 2024: Kubota’s compact RT270-2 pivot steer
One of the highlights from the Kubota stand at the Ploughing was its RT270-2 compact laoder model which was displayed for the first time in ireland.
25 September 2024 News
Red diesel prices drop
Price quotes on red diesel have slipped to a three year low point in NI on the back of lower crude oil costs.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland