Farmhand

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Now before you bite my head off for saying they are a dying breed, I agree there are many young women doing great work on farms, perhaps juggling an off-farm job with child rearing and all rest of it.

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

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Grass 2026: the battle of the combi baler wrappers

Grass 2026: the battle of the combi baler wrappers

FARM MACHINERY 6 May 2026

Bigger is better for Tyrone farmer and his 52-foot rake

Bigger is better for Tyrone farmer and his 52-foot rake

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 6 May 2026

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 16 April 2026

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 20 March 2026

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Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

Tom Garaghty works with Oliver Conroy Plant and Agri, a, Co Westmeath-based slurry, silage and tillage contractor, long-time Amazone customers who previously operated the AD-P and Centaya drills.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 1 January 1970

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 1 January 1970

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 1 January 1970

New metal, technology and innovation lights up 2025 Ploughing

New metal, technology and innovation lights up 2025 Ploughing

Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take a look at some of the new machine launches, and new technolgy, innovation and electrification of machinery on show at last week's Ploughing in Tullamore.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Fastparts to display broad implement ranges

Fastparts to display broad implement ranges

Fastparts, the sister company to the well-known Krone, Amazone and Quicke importer Farmhand will once again put on a broad display of implements and attachments at the Ploughing.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Farmhand to celebrate the best of new and old

Farmhand to celebrate the best of new and old

To celebrate 25 years of Krone Big X foragers, machinery progression will be the dominant theme on the Farmhand stand at the Ploughing, where it will showcase one of the first Big X models sold.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field