The figures for registrations of new tractors in Ireland during November, as reported by the FTMTA Statistics Service, show a sustained improvement in tractor sales. 35 new tractors were registered during the month which brings to 1,883 the number of new tractors registered during the first eleven months of 2012. This is a 23% increase [...]
Hundreds of farmers protested outside the constituency office of Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Castlebar, Co Mayo this morning. IFA President John Bryan said farmers who had incurred savage and unfair cuts in the Budget have been making their anger know to Government TDs in a series of protests throughout the country. Mayo IFA County Chairman [...]
Alan Milne Tractors based at Newry and Carryduff in Co Down, has been awarded the first prize for best machinery company of the year in Northern Ireland at a recent ceremony in Belfast. Alan Milne Tractors is a leading AGCO supplier with Massey Ferguson, Fendt and Challenger tractors, as well as many other leading brands. [...]
Figures from the Central Statistics Office of Ireland released earlier last month reveal that Ireland’s farmers are getting older. The average age of has risen from 51 to 54. Only 7% of Irish farmers are under the age of 35. In its Food Harvest 2020 report, the government set a goal of growing Irish agri-food [...]
William Judge has moved within AGCO, from his position with Fendt sales, to a new position as sales manager for combine harvesters in Britain and Ireland. William, who is originally from Edenderry, Co Offaly, worked with Case IH dealer RF Colton of Tullamore before joining Fendt five years ago. In his new role, he will [...]
Contractors who supported the giant IFA protest march in Dublin this week were aggrieved that their support was not acknowledged and there was no mention of the impact of increased diesel costs on their business and on farming. Timmy O’Brien, national chairman of the Association of Farm Contractors Ireland, told the Irish Farmers Journal that [...]
Under the motto “Deliver Efficiency”, Fendt opened the world’s most modern tractor factory network. By investing $300 million in the facility AGCO has shown it’s commitment to manufacturing in Bavaria and especially at the home site of Marktoberdorf. Fendt invited more than 3,500 suppliers, dealers and distributors, journalists and guests from Germany and the entire [...]
Last week, Austrian agricultural machinery manufacturer Pottinger held its bi-annual ‘Pottinger International Day’ at its headquarters in Grieskirchen. A large contingent of Irish Pottinger dealers travelled over to the event to, among other things, sample some Austrian hospitality but also to see the firm’s entire range of products. There were static displays of equipment at [...]
IFA President John Bryan said there was intense farmer anger on the ground against the latest round of factory beef price cuts and the way the severe weather difficulties had been used against farmers to undermine confidence in the cattle trade. An emergency meeting of the IFA Executive Council and National Livestock Committee, which was [...]
The IFA National Grain Committee met in Portlaoise this morning to assess the impact of the weather on the harvest. Chairman Noel Delany said, “As September approaches, only one-third of the harvest has been cut as the incessant wet weather makes conditions very difficult. Yields are down 25% and 500,000t in potential grain production has [...]
