Farm Machinery

How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

Alistair Chambers catches up with Kildare father and son duo John and Jack Fennin who have established a beet, maize, wholecrop and straw winter-feed business.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

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TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

Dutch firm's clever silage grab designed to leave pit face 'like it was shaven'

Dutch firm's clever silage grab designed to leave pit face 'like it was shaven'

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

How to choose feeding machinery that fits your farm and earns its keep

How to choose feeding machinery that fits your farm and earns its keep

How to choose feeding machinery that fits your farm and earns its keep

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

We drove Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 to see how much has changed

We drove Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 to see how much has changed

We drove Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 to see how much has changed

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

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Ploughing highlights: SMS Agro makes Ploughing debut

Ploughing highlights: SMS Agro makes Ploughing debut

Its display included the Lanio tine harrow, the Titan Simple Cambridge rollers, the front-mounted Teran F and the Talon Green subsoiler.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: first public outing for Samco-branded maize header

Ploughing highlights: first public outing for Samco-branded maize header

Samco has spent the past five years developing a new maize header with a large Chinese manufacturer.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

Ploughing Highlights: Irish debut for New Holland's latest compact wheel loader

Ploughing Highlights: Irish debut for New Holland's latest compact wheel loader

M&S Machinery exhibited the latest W100D compact wheel loader from New Holland at the Ploughing Championships following its European launch last year.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: Teagle showcases new Tomahawk 6200 ‘Power Drive’

Ploughing highlights: Teagle showcases new Tomahawk 6200 ‘Power Drive’

Teagle showcased its new Tomahawk 6200 ‘Power Drive’ to the Irish public for the first time at the Ploughing in Tullamore this week.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: Amazone self-adjusting spreader makes Irish debut

Ploughing highlights: Amazone self-adjusting spreader makes Irish debut

The new ZA-TS 01 AutoSpread monitors the live spread pattern and automatically adjusts settings in real time based on what it sees to achieve optimum distribution.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: Irish debut for Kubota disc spreaders

Ploughing highlights: Irish debut for Kubota disc spreaders

Kubota used the National Ploughing Championships to expand its implement offering in Ireland, with the introduction of its DSM twin-disc fertiliser spreader range.

FARM MACHINERY 14 September 2026

HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

Interactive dramatisation and a virtual reality experience will help visitors to the HSA stand to recognise the risks from unstable bales and farm machinery.

NEWS 14 September 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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