Pottinger, the Austrian farm machinery manufacturer, as appointed Atkins Ltd of Cork as their new farm machinery dealer for the Midlands.

Tillage farms were the only ones to see their income increase this year, according to the latest Teagasc economic report.

There is a lot of interest in resurrecting the beet industry and meetings held around the country have attracted large audiences.

The Active Agri Association held a memorial parade of lights on Saturday Dec 1^st in Killinkere, Co Cavan, in honour of one of its founding members, Charlie McCann.

At BIGGA's trade show for golf greenkeepers, STIHL will be exhibiting its full range of grounds care products, including its new range of professional lawn mowers.

In the fourth quarter, farm machinery sales in the Americas made further gains while construction-equipment sales continued to move higher.