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…
Job Vacancies FTMTA member firm, Farmhand LTD have a position available for a Service Advisor based in Damastown, Dublin 15. See details below: About Farmhand Ltd. Farmhand is one of the leading distributors of agricultural machinery in Ireland. Based in Damastown,…
Atkins Birr Open Days FTMTA member firm, Atkins will hold two open days to officially open and showcase their new premises at Syngefield Industrial Estate in Birr, Co. Offaly, on Friday, November 3rd, and Saturday, November 4th. The new depot,…
New FTMTA Officers Elected The October meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council elected a new President and Vice President of the Association to take office from January 1st, 2017. The new FTMTA President will be Mr. Graham McHugh of McHugh…
Agri Mechanisation Awards Three awards in total to recognise achievement in the first year (2015 / 2016) in the Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Mechanisation) in IT Tralee. These awards were jointly sponsored by FTMTA and Irish Farmers Journal. The award…
Introduction of limited tractor testing FTMTA note the intention of the RSA and Department of Transport to introduce a roadworthiness testing regime for T5 tractors (those tractors designed to travel at speeds in excess of 40 km/h) engaged mainly in…
Farm Machinery Safety With a number of tragic fatal accidents since the start of the year, FTMTA reiterates the calls made by it over the years for those involved in working with agricultural machinery to be conscious of, and proactive…
Farm Machinery Industry Careers FTMTA was pleased to exhibit at the recent Agri Careers event and Conor McGuinness, manning the Association's stand, was extremely busy during the day as he fielded numerous queries from enthusiastic young people interested in making…
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Mechanisation) The application form for this year's admission to First Year of the Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Mechanisation) course in IT Tralee is now available from the Courses section of the IT Tralee website. The courses…