Sheep Farmer Edward Earle, Co. Wexford Edward Earle farms alongside his parents, John and Margaret, and his younger sister Gillian. The family run 300 ewes across 80 acres, with a split flock of 30 pedigree Texels that lamb in January, and a mid-season commercial flock that lamb from the 10th of March. Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE) is a concern for many sheep farmers, and for Edward, discovering it had entered his flock back in 2016 was a worry. ‘’We had a number of stillbo

KRONE has completed its sixth-generation BiG Pack large square baler lineup with the launch of the new BiG Pack Plus and the redesigned BiG Pack Pro. The Plus model is aimed at operators seeking reliable, cost-effective baling, while the Pro is built for high-output professional users who require maximum performance, comfort and flexibility. One platform, two distinct performance profiles With its sixth BiG Pack generation, KRONE is consistently focusing on standardised comp

Large tractor technology in a compact format: versatile four-cylinder engines with up to 180 hp. Harsewinkel/Le Mans, 28 August 2026. With the new ARION 5 CMATIC, CLAAS is making a strong statement in the four-cylinder tractor segment with maximum outputs ranging from 145 to 180 hp. In addition to their continuously variable, power-split CMATIC transmission, the three models are characterised by the highest levels of driving and operator comfort, future-proof digital machine

New SYNKRO cultivators from Pöttinger, Universal cultivators packed with impressive new features A multitude of new and proven features as well as numerous customisation options make the new SYNKRO stubble cultivator a true all-rounder in conservation tillage. The linkage-mounted, 2-gang (rigid, with a working width of 2.5 m or 3 m) and 3-gang (rigid or folding, 3 m to 5 m) SYNKRO universal cultivators are excellent at stubble cultivation, primary tillage in autumn, seedbed p

Kubota is set to expand its implement offering in Ireland with the introduction of its DS twin-disc fertiliser spreader range, with two models making their Irish debut at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. The Kubota DSC 700 and DSM 1100 will be the first two models from the range to go on display in Ireland, with both hydraulically controlled machines set to feature on the Kubota stand. The introduction of the DS range will broaden the choice of Kubota implements

Kverneland Group Ireland, an official sponsor of this year’s National Ploughing Championships, will launch two new grass machines onto the Irish market as part of a broad display of Kverneland, McConnel and SILOKING machinery. Kverneland Group Ireland will use this year’s National Ploughing Championships to launch two new additions to its grass machinery range onto the Irish market. The new Kverneland Tactus twin-rotor rake and Tersus 4000 flail chopper will make their Irish

Sophie Tyner with her flock of sheep in Shillelagh, county Wicklow Sophie Tyner runs a mixed farming enterprise comprising of sheep, tillage, sucklers, and dairy beef, in partnership with her parents Colin and Janet, just outside the village of Shillelagh, county Wicklow. “Twenty years ago, my parents had a sizeable flock lambing between 600 and 700 ewes every March,” she said. “I’ve always had a strong interest in sheep, and that led me to buy 50 in-lamb ewes in January 2024

Following a successful market launch in North America and Australia, CLAAS is now making the new CONVIO FLEX 1530 available to European LEXION customers. The flexible draper cutterbar has an effective working width of 15.30 metres and is equipped with a flexible knife bar as well as all the features and automatic functions familiar from the CONVIO FLEX series. CLAAS CONVIO and CONVIO FLEX draper cutterbars have proven themselves in numerous conditions of use and threshing cro

The NUTRIMETER GRAIN is the first new transmissive NIR sensor for yield and ingredient determination available on the LEXION. This opens up new possibilities for sustainability-oriented and resource-efficient cultivation and the targeted marketing of high-quality grain, particularly with regard to the precise determination of protein and oil content and yield mapping. CLAAS has been offering yield mapping for grain harvests with the LEXION for almost 30 years. From 2026, the