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Watch: combination Kverneland sprayer works well on hilly Tyrone tillage farm
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited grain grower and contractor Trevor Black, to find out how his Kverneland spraying outfit has performed after its first three seasons working on the hills of Tyrone.
10 May 2023 Farm machinery
2001 John Deere 7810 secures over €52,000 at vintage auction
A 2001 John Deere 7810 which secured over €52,000 was the highest priced lot at Cheffins’ recent Cambridge vintage sale, that saw over 2,600 gross over £1.6 (€1.8) million.
10 May 2023 Farm machinery
HiSpec Xcel provides Wexford tillage farm with more precise spread
Applying large volumes of compost annually, Gary Abbott spoke with tillage farmer George Leech of Ballyhamilton Farms in Co Wexford who gave his views on his HiSpec Xcel 1250 rear discharge spreader.
Seven step mower maintenance guide
With first cut fast approaching, Gary Abbott offers some tips worth considering to ensure your mower is ready to make a clean consistent cut and hassle-free silage season.
3 May 2023 Farm machinery
Austrian-built disc coulter drill works wonders for midlands grower
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Offaly beef and tillage farmer James Dermody to find out how his Pöttinger one-pass double disc coulter drill has performed since he took delivery two years ago.
3 May 2023 Farm machinery
Lemken investing in a mechanical future without sprayers
Lemken have set its sights on moulding a crop care future manufacturing mechanical weeding equipment. Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the Steketee factory in the Netherlands to find out more.
26 April 2023 Farm machinery
€140m worth of plant at CQMS
With over €140m worth of construction and plant equipment on display, over 6,100 visitors attended last week’s CQMS show at Molloy’s Quarry, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
26 April 2023 Farm machinery
Last long draw for Leitrim contractor
A Ford Dexta that agricultural contractor started out contracting on in 1961 was a fitting tribute to lead him off on his final journey last week.
26 April 2023 Dealer
Manufacturing 25% of the worlds bale plastic
Peter Thomas Keaveney sat down with Lloyd Dawson, Sales Director with Berry Agriculture who are the parent company of well-known bale plastic producer Silotite to talk sales, production and the prices
19 April 2023 Farm machinery
Pöttinger Combi Impresses in Antrim
Gary Abbott caught up with James Moore to find out why Pöttinger’s Impress combination baler was his machine of choice.
19 April 2023 Farm machinery
Well-built Austrian combi baler packs a punch
Peter Thomas Keaveney put the Austrian built Göweil G-1 K125 combination baler/wrapper through its paces last summer.
19 April 2023 Farm machinery
Running mounted and trailed rakes ahead of balers
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited agricultural contractors Oliver and Michael Hardiman in Roscommon, to chat about the pros and cons of running a trailed and mounted rake ahead of their three balers.
19 April 2023 Farm machinery