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LAMMA 2025 - Knight shows new nozzle tech with chemical injection
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Knight Farm Machinery unveiled a new in-house developed system that allows sprayers equipped with boom recirculation to incorporate chemical injection.
15 January 2025 News
Exclusive: JCB appoints completely new agri dealer network in Ireland
JCB has completely restructured the distribution of its range of agricultural products in Ireland with the appointment of a network of new dealers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
15 January 2025 News
Alpego – the rising Italian manufacturer who quadrupled turnover in last decade
Alpego recently invited the Irish Farmers Journal over to its headquarters in Italy to visit its factories and showcase its latest innovations.
JCB’s hydrogen engine gets green light for commercial use
JCB has just confirmed that 11 licensing authorities across Europe have now given permission for JCB’s hydrogen engine to be sold across Europe.
15 January 2025 News
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Improving slurry application accuracy by retro-fitting a flow metre
One year ago, Peter Thomas Keaveney retrofitted a flow metre to an umbilical system, and offers his thoughts on the system and why every contractor should consider doing so.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Trailing and flexi shoes - what are the options on the Irish market?
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take an in-depth at the slurry tanker-mounted trailing shoe and flexi-shoe systems available on the Irish market.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
LAMMA show set for NEC return next week
LAMMA 2025, the UK’s largest machinery show, is set to return to the NEC, Birmingham, next week on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 January.
8 January 2025 News
UK set to impose up to 83% tariff on Chinese-built excavators
The Trade Remedies Authority, the UK government trade body, has proposed that a new anti-dumping measure of up to 83.5% be applied to imports of excavators from China to the UK.
1 January 2025 News
Slick, practical Mayo engineering
AgriSpread recently gave us the opportunity to put its latest Pro+ 14000 rear discharge vertical beater dung spreader through its paces. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
1 January 2025 Farm machinery
John Deere takes wraps off new self-propelled sprayer
At a press event in Germany, John Deere unveiled its new 300M range of compact self-propelled sprayers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
30 December 2024 Farm machinery
John Deere net income down 30% for 2024
Deere & Company has reported that its worldwide net sales and revenues have decreased by 28%, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and decreased by 16% for the full year.
28 December 2024 News