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Machinery
Are silage compactors the next big thing in making quality forage?
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to farmers and contractors running mounted silage compactors to see are they worth the investment, and are they the coming trend in making top-quality silage.
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Antrim farmer with a love for trailed foragers
Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Antrim dairy farmer Neil Hoey, whose family has been cutting their own silage for five decades.
2 April 2025 News
2014 Case Maximum 140 sells for €43,500 at Carlow auction
A 2014 Case Maxxum 140 with 6,000 hours topped the auction, selling for €43,500.
Kilkenny contractor gaining 30% capacity with Kompactor
One year on from moving to their first HiSpec Kompactor silage trailer, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractors Bryne Agri and Plant to find out how the trailer worked out
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Diesel prices are steady, but world oil markets are nervous
With oil prices remaining cautiously stable, the market appears to be tense in the wake of potential tariffs from world leaders. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report
2 April 2025 News
Maintaining and driving the Krone Big X
Munster Technological University Agricultural engineering lecturer, Fergal O’Sullivan speaks to Ciaran Roche, a specialist on Krone Big X harvesters, about getting the machines ready for silage season
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Grammer to give old tractor seats a new lease of life
Grammer has launched a new spare parts service and extensive range of genuine spare parts, making it possible to rectify initial signs of wear on machine seats.
2 April 2025 News
Review: Amazone single-disc coulters offers top-class accuracy
Peter Thomas Keaveney put the latest Amazone Centeya Super 3m drill and disc harrow combo through its paces.
26 March 2025 Farm machinery
Yanmar launches new electrification unit for machinery
Yanmar is set to officially launch a new organisation dedicated to advancing electrification in the compact off-highway segment.
26 March 2025 News
Amazone sales down 10.4% in 2024
Amazone recorded a turnover of €763 million in 2024, which represents a drop of 10.4% on the €852 million in 2023.
26 March 2025 News
Claas produces 250,000th mower
Claas has just built its 250,000th mower at its Bad Saulgau production site in Germany.
26 March 2025 News
Trimble launches technology to enhance RTK GNSS signal
Trimble and PTx Trimble have announced the availability of Trimble IonoGuard, which is designed to improve RTK GNSS positioning performance during solar storm events.
26 March 2025 News