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1 week ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Sowing maize in the open without the use of plastic has been gaining popularity in certain areas of the country recently. However, some farmers and contractors have been doing this for years. Based three miles from Cahir in Co Tipperary, Philip Kiely, and his son Bill run an agricultural contracting business, and farm alongside.
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1 week ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Kubota (UK) Ltd has introduced an entry-level auto-steer package to its range of guidance solutions for agricultural and ground care machinery. The kit is priced from €6,000 and sourced through Topcon. Kubota has named the kit ‘value line steering’ and it is available through the Kubota dealer network.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
A southeast-based, father-and-son duo are a relatively new presence on the Irish machinery market. Michael Redmond is a tillage farmer operating outside Clonegal on the border between three counties, Wexford, Carlow and Wicklow. Together with his son, Michael junior, he is the Irish distributor of Agro-Tom machinery. The Redmonds are very much focused on min-till tillage farming, and the machines they are bringing to Ireland from the Agro-Tom range reflect that philosophy.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Manitou has reported quarter one 2025 sales revenues of €600m, which is down 12% in comparison to the same period in 2024. Despite this, the manufacturer has noted that the quarter one 2025 order intake is €574m versus the €532m intake in quarter four 2024, representing an 8% increase. If we compare quarter one 2025 with the same period in 2024, the 2025 order intake is up a massive 209% year on year. “First-quarter revenues are in line with our expectations.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Michael Doyle Auctioneers hosted a clearance sale of tractors, machinery and dairy equipment for Richard Kingston Barrowhouse, Athy, Co Kildare, on Saturday 26 April 2025. The auction took place both live on-site and online, which marks Doyle’s first in-person sale since before COVID-19. With 126 lots up for grabs, almost all were sold on the day, with the exception of just two. An immaculate 2020 Manitou MLA-T 533-145 V+ centre pivot loader with 2,134 hours topped the sale, securing €70,000.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
This year marks 50 years since New Holland first introduced its twin rotor threshing and separation technology. In 1975, the brand unveiled its TR70 combine, the first machine fitted with such threshing technology – which today still remains a core design feature of the brand’s entire twin-rotor range, led by the latest CR10 and CR11 models. The milestone will be celebrated globally, with special displays at shows and exhibitions.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Farmers and contractors should be aware that the carbon tax on green diesel is set to increase by a further €7.50/t, from €56/t to €63.50/t, from 1 May 2025. The price hike on green diesel or marked gas oil (MGO) as it’s more formally referred to is estimated by suppliers to add in the region of 2c/l to the price of the fuel.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Michael Doyle Auctioneers is set to host a clearance sale of tractors, machinery and dairy equipment for Mr Richard Kingston Barrowhouse, Athy, Co Kildare, on Saturday 26 April 2025. The auction will be taking place both live on site and online from 11am on Doyle.Marteye.ie and will feature 126 lots. Viewing and the sale will take place at the farm, at Popefield, Athy, Co Kildare, R14 RD21.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
Michael Doyle Auctioneers is set to host a clearance sale of tractors, machinery and dairy equipment for Mr Richard Kingston Barrowhouse, Athy Co. Kildare on Saturday 26 April 2025. The auction will be taking place both live on site and online from 11am on Doyle.Marteye.ie and will feature 126 lots. Viewing and the sale will take place at the farm, at Popefield, Athy Co. Kildare R14 RD21. Viewing will take place on Friday 25 April from 11am till 4pm and on the day of the auction from 9am.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Peter Keaveney
The demand for European manufactured agricultural machinery has entered the upswing zone, with the manufacturing situation now positive again for the first time since mid-2023, according to CEMA’s latest report. Following record-high dealer stock levels over the past two years, caused by dealers struggling to sell machines to end customers, CEMA (the association representing the European agricultural machinery industry) has said that a significant amount of stock has since been sold off.
