Revised Standards for Agricultural Vehicles The revised vehicle standards published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) during 2014 in relation to agricultural vehicles and impacting on a number of key road safety areas including Braking, Lighting & Visibility, Weights Dimensions…
Management Changes At Farmhand LTD Stepping down after 40 years at the helm of the company his father founded in 1962, John Scrivener says “I am delighted to announce the appointment of my son Paul as MD of the company.…
FTMTA Member McHale Farm Machinery , Kilmaine are hosting two driver days at Ballinrobe Race course on the Friday 27th & Saturday 28th March from 1pm to 6pm each day. John Joe Cummins of McHale Farm Machinery is looking forward…
FTMTA Welcomes New Members The March meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit two firms to membership of the Association. Suir Sprayers is located just outside Waterford City. Established in 2013 by cousins John and Eddy Lynch,…
Rabbitt Tractors Now a Kuhn Dealer Rabbitt Tractors of Athenry, Co. Galway, has recently been appointed a dealer for Kuhn grass and tillage machinery. Established in 1974, the business was appointed as the CASE IH dealer for Galway and Roscommon…
FTMTA Golfing Society Spring Outing The first outing of the FTMTA Golfing Society for 2015 will be held on Friday, April 10th, at Portarlington Golf Club with tee times from 11am to 12.30pm. The cost of the outing is €50…
Sprayer test requirements FTMTA has circulated members with details of the requirements for a sprayer to pass the test, which has been introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) as part of the implementation of the…
Farm Machinery Safety It is that time of the year when silage making returns to the fore and there has already been a limited amount of activity around the country. As the season gathers momentum, it is to be hoped…
FTMTA ProDealer credit policy Approaching the busiest period of the year for mechanised activity on Irish farms, the association suggests that it is an opportune time for farm machinery businesses to consider implementation of the FTMTA ProDealer credit policy. The…
Death of Bernard Rice It was with great sadness that the Association learned of the recent death of, retired Teagasc researcher, Bernard Rice who was a recipient of the FTMTA Gold Award with which he was presented on the opening…