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Macra na Feirme is set for its biggest ever Ploughing Championships this year at Screggan, Co. Offaly. We’ll be launching our inaugural Harry Ferguson Tractor Driver Safety Award where 60 young farmers (20 each day) will display their safe tractor driving ability to the crowd in the hope of being crowned the Macra na Feirme/ Harry Ferguson Tractor Driver Safety Award winner for 2017.

We will also introduce some of our candidates for the Macra na Feirme/FBD Young Farmer of the Year for 2017 as well as unveiling participants in our Macra na Feirme Young Farmer Skillnet Beef Sustainability Programme in association with Dawn Meats.

Of course we’ll also have some of the lighter side of the agriculture world on display at our stand, in the form of our Tractorpool Karaoke, if it works for James Corden on the streets of LA, there is no reason why it won’t work for Macra in the fields of Co.Offaly. Our special commemorative Macra na Feirme Croke Park GAA jerseys will also be on sale at our stand.

Finally, our annual Macra Ploughing Class competition in association with the National Ploughing Association will take place on Wednesday September 20^th at the Ploughing Championships.

Speaking about the upcoming championships Macra na Feirme President James Healy said,’ Like every year Macra will have a huge presence at the Ploughing Championships, it is one of the most important cultural events in the Irish calendar, worth over €35 million to the economy. We have some major attractions this year in the form of the Harry Ferguson Tractor Driver Safety Award which will continue to drive home the paramount importance of farm safety. Along with that, we will also be introducing the brightest talents in the agriculture sector through our candidates for the Macra na Feirme/FBD Young Farmer of the Year as well as our applicants for the Macra na Feirme Young Farmer Skillnet Beef Sustainabilty Programme. We are very much looking forward to the three days and can’t wait to welcome the public to our stand.’

Described as a true “pocket rocket”, unrivalled four-cylinder power and agility puts the MF 6700 S in a class of its own. Massey Ferguson’s new ‘S Effect’ takes maximum four-cylinder engine output to 200hp for the first time in the flagship MF 6718 S.

The compact, powerful engine, a 2.67m wheelbase and a turning radius of just 4.75m makes the MF 6700 S highly manoeuvrable in all applications. With an exceptional power to weight ratio, the tractor combines the highest performance with optimum economy.

Light and nimble for loader operations, the MF 6700 S Series provides the strength, hydraulic power and lift capacity for heavy duty fieldwork.

Farmec, the machinery distributor based in Co. Meath, will show new Twose hedgecutters at next month’s National Ploughing Championships in Co. Offaly.

The new Twose TW 67T-5 is described as a “very heavy-duty” model. It has a 6.7m reach, a telescopic outer arm, a parallel arm linkage and a fully independent hydraulic system with cast iron pumps and motors.
It also comes with LED road lights, an oil cooler and electronic joystick controls, which provide proportional control of all arm movements.
The Sulky range of power harrows, seed drills and fertiliser spreaders – including the latest DX Series – will also feature at the event.
The MX loader range will be out in force. According to Farmec, MX’s T and U Series loaders are designed for “intensive use” and are regarded as “premium” options in the front loader market.
Also present will be Bargam sprayers; the line-up includes tractor-mounted, trailed, self-propelled and amenity models. The distributor claims that the Grimpeur self-propelled sprayer has been a particular favourite with potato growers, due to its “ability to operate in very difficult working conditions”.
Also on Farmec’s stand will be the latest SIP range of mowers, tedders and rakes.
The machines will be present on Stand 387, Row 17 in Block 20 at September’s National Ploughing Championships.