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Samasz butterflies tried and tested after 20,000 acres
Gary Abbott
Gary Abbott caught up with Padraig Smith, now on his third set of Samasz butterfly mowers to find out how the brand has performed having cut over 20,000 acres.
24 May 2023 News
My Farming Week: Micheál O’Mahony, Bandon, Co Cork
Michaél O’Mahony runs Tony O’Mahony Agri Plant & Haulage with his father Tony and two brothers.
17 May 2023 Farm machinery
Watch: combination Kverneland sprayer works well on hilly Tyrone tillage farm
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.
Offaly students graduate from Safe Tractor Driving course
Students in St Brendan's Community School in Birr Co Offaly spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal about their experiences of doing the Safe Tractor Training course with FRS Network.
3 May 2023 News
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
Silage costs to exceed £100/acre
With silage contractors experiencing higher finance and wage bills, early indications point to silage harvesting costs exceeding £100/acre in NI during 2023.
19 April 2023 Northern Ireland
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
Bale chasers: what are the options out there?
With bale chasing being a service continuing to grow in popularity in many parts of the country, Gary Abbott looks at some of the round bale chasers currently available on the Irish market.
19 April 2023 Contracting
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
Is your baler in check and up to spec?
In order to minimise downtime this silage season, Gary Abbott looks at some of the key points and areas to consider from a maintenance perspective when it comes to combination balers.
19 April 2023 Contracting
Saving time with Tanco’s S200V mounted wrapper
Gary Abbott spoke with Shane Byrne, a Waterford-based contractor, who has upgraded to Tanco’s S200V mounted bale wrapper in 2020 to speed up his static wrapping and stacking process.
19 April 2023 Contracting
41 years of John Deere harvesters for Limerick contractor
Running John Deere harvesters since 1982, Bertie Cahill has bought 14 new John Deere foragers since he started contracting, and has no plans to change brands just yet.
7 April 2023 Farm machinery