See the CLAAS forage harvester and Fendt 936 Vario tractor in action as they harvest oats silage, a crucial part of modern ...

“The sun went out. I couldn’t see any light and the feed covered me completely. I knew what was happening before I hit the ground. The entire face of the bunker fell on me, about 20 tons of ...

Wanted: Silage tractor drivers. It’s a busy time on farms as contractors get into full swing, with plenty of field work under way. Thu, 04 Apr, 2019 - 14:10.

The long lasting spell of sunshine across the country has sent silage season into overdrive with endless outfits of tractors, trailers and harvesters racing through the meadows.

Silage tractor drivers may be scarce due to the public health emergency’s disruptive effect on the driver learning and testing system, with young farmers among those impacted by the restrictions.

In May, Stephen Robb, the Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Editor, spent a day with contractor Stephen Mohan in Co Meath during the first-cut silage to get a sense of what this hectic time of year ...

With silage season well under way, it's important that farmers reaccustom themselves with the rules of the road when it comes to driving their tractor during the busy summer season.

A tractor driver had a lucky escape after his vehicle burst into flames while carrying a trailer full of silage. The incident took place on Monday afternoon (19 June) on the A30 in Henstridge ...

Hamilton firefighters have managed to contain a small blaze which set a tractor and its silage stack on fire. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Daniel Nicholson said it was difficult to ...