Alan King Agri Sales – a well-known farm machinery business based at The Pike, Ballingarry, Roscrea (Co. Tipperary) – has joined the FTMTA (Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association). The dealership was admitted to the association’s membership at the most recent Executive Council…

Agricultural Mechanisation Degree Course As the Leaving Certificate exams continue, it is timely to remind those students interested in pursuing a career in the service role within the farm machinery industry that the closing date for application to the Bachelor…

FTMTA Welcomes New Members The June meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a further three firms to membership of the Association. Pat Brogan Tractors Ltd. is a family owned, farm machinery business established in 1986 and…

FTMTA Farm Machinery Trade Auction The FTMTA Farm Machinery Trade Auction announced last week has received a lot of interest. The auction, to be held in conjunction with well known auctioneering firm Paul Cooke Auctions, will take place at Punchestown Event Centre on…

FTMTA ProDealer Credit Policy In the midst of the busiest months of the year for mechanised activity on Irish farms and consequently a very busy time in farm machinery businesses, it is an opportune time for FTMTA member firms to…

FTMTA Welcomes New Members The July meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a further three firms to membership of the Association. Murphy AGRI Machinery Ltd., trading as Murphys of Headford, of Horsevalley, Headford, Co. Galway is…

New Members for FTMTA The September meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a further three firms to the membership of the Association. Gary Brogan Tractors is based at Shanagarry, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick on the main…

Tractor Registrations Improve in August The latest tractor registrations figures issued by FTMTA cover the first eight months of the year and show a big improvement in the tractor market during that month. There were 129 new units registered during…

FTMTA AGM In addressing the recently held annual general meeting of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association, the FTMTA President, Graham McHugh stated that that the Association is putting a considerable effort into developing its membership to represent the…

Claas Academy Opened FTMTA member firm, Claas opened an impressive, state of the art, training centre recently in support of their UK and Ireland business. The Claas Academy is located at Saxham in Suffolk and will facilitate the training of…