Children’s Christmas Toy Appeal It was decided at the November Executive Council meeting for a toy appeal to be organised by the FTMTA for the benefit of an Irish children’s charity this Christmas. The opportunity to donate was communicated to…
The 2022 Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Machinery Show is gathering momentum, with a large line up of exhibitors already booked in for the event. Admission tickets for the general public have now gone on sale. For…
The latest figures from the FTMTA point to a buoyant tractor market in Ireland with new registrations for this July being 21% up on sales in July 2020. These figures continue the strong recovery seen throughout the year, although 2020…
As the trade body for the farm machinery business in Ireland, the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) is mainly known for two shows it holds every year on an alternate basis. Unfortunately, with the restrictions in place due…
September usually marks a distinct dropping away of tractor sales as the silage season draws to a close, and those that are going to buy a new machine for the busy tillage period will already have it on the farm.…
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) has announced that it will stage a two-day, outdoor, static farm-machinery show in Punchestown in summer 2022. This new summer show will replace the previously advertised spring 2022 event, which the association has had…
The tractor registration statistics issued by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) are always of interest when trying to gauge the sentiment of the market. The most recent figures available – for November – were released just before…
The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) has confirmed the dates for its previously announced Farm Machinery Show. The show will take place outdoors at Punchestown Racecourse, Nass, Co. Kildare over two days on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday,…
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European Machinery Outlook Improves A report issued earlier this week by CEMA, the representative body of the European agricultural machinery manufacturing sector, points to cautious expectations that the European machinery market will return to growth during 2017. CEMA provides a monthly…