Category: Exhibitor News 2016

With only a few weeks to go until the launch of the Herdwatch farming app in the U.K, the Herdwatch team invites any U.K visitors to the NPA to come and preview the innovative farming app. The Herdwatch app enables Dairy, Suckler and Beef farmers to spend as little time as possible on farm paperwork, so they can spend as much time as possible adding value to their end product, which feeds an ever-increasing global population.

Herdwatch saves farmers valuable time by recording farm and animal events on the go, anytime, anywhere, even without internet access, for less than £2.50 a week. The app gives farmers peace of mind when it comes to recording legally required information, such as calf births, and ensures compliance with national and EU animal remedies legislation, a requirement which is weighing increasingly heavy on farmers.

Herdwatch was released in Ireland in February 2014 following 2 years of Research & Development, and has since won 4 national awards, an Innovation merit at LAMMA 2016 and the prestigious Prince Philip Innovation award at the Livestock Event in July. With over 3,500 Irish farmers now enjoying simple mobile herd management and compliance, it’s a great opportunity to see the benefits of Herdwatch for yourself. The Herdwatch team will be in the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena previewing our new module, ‘Herdwatch Sales Ring’ which is a finalist in the Innovation awards.

If you buy a Smart Bunker at the National Ploughing Championship we are giving away up to

• 3 night’s accommodation for 2 People Sharing
• Select from over 60 hotels different Hotels in Ireland

We will be at Stand Number 105, Row 6, Block 2

OBE Waste & Agri Engineering Ltd will be introducing their range of agricultural trailers and slurry tankersto the Irish market at the 2016 National Ploughing Championships.

This is the first time OBE Waste & Agri will be exhibiting at the National Ploughing Championships. Visitors will be able to see some of OBE’s most popular products including a Slurry-TEK 2000 gallon recessed tanker, a Slurry-TEK 1850 gallon low centre gravity tanker and an OBE Agri dropside trailer.

Based in Donacloney, County Armagh, OBE Waste & Agri Engineering Ltd manufactures OBE Agri trailers, Slurry-TEK tankers and slurry handling equipment, MASTERBURN incinerators and a variety of bespoke agricultural equipment. The company’s motto is ‘Designed for You’ and OBE pride themselves on producing solutions tailored to customers’ individual requirements.

Darryl Hylands, Managing Director at OBE Waste & Agri said: “We’re looking forward to exhibiting for the first time at the Ploughing Championships. It’s a great event and the perfect opportunity for us to introduce our Slurry-TEK tankers and OBE Agri trailers to machinery dealers and potential customers.

“We’ll have some of our core products on display including ourinnovative Slurry-TEK low centre gravity slurry tanker which has been designed to improve safety when spreading on hilly ground.We are the sole manufacturer of this unique tanker in the UK and Ireland and our design involves placing the axle through the tank allowing the centre of gravity to be shifted to a point lower than on a conventional tanker.This makes the tanker safer for spreading on slopes.”

Visit OBE Waste & Agri Engineering Ltd at Block 2 Row 18 Stand 410.

For more information about OBE Waste & Agri Engineering Ltd, go towww.obewasteandagri.com

The Church of Ireland will again be making its presence felt at the National Ploughing Championships. This national event takes place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly from Sept 20th to 22nd September.

Tullamore Union of Parishes will be broadcasting a Morning Service on RTE television on Sunday 18 September, at 11am. Ms Anna May McHugh, President of the National Ploughing Association, will be doing one of the readings. The Service will be broadcast from St Catherine’s Church, Tullamore.

Rev Isaac Delamere (Rector) said, “We are delighted to be broadcasting a Service to coincide with the Championships. A tremendous amount of work has been done in preparation by Ms Eva Draper (Organist), the Parish choir and many others. The involvement of other choirs will make it a real community celebration”.

The theme of the Service will be Come and See the Fruits of His Creation. Rev Delamere will lead it. Bishop Storey (Bishop of Meath & Kildare) will be the preacher.

The Church of Ireland will also be hosting a tent at the National Ploughing Championships. As the event takes place within the diocesan boundary of Meath and Kildare the dioceses will organise the Church of Ireland tent.

Bishop Pat Storey said, “Our exhibition tent will offer a friendly welcome, coffee and a prayer space for visitors. The Church of Ireland feels it is important to be part of Europe’s largest Outdoor Exhibition and Agricultural Trade Show. If you are visiting the event be sure to pop in”. The theme for the tent space is ‘Come and See’.

Last year 281,000 people attended the National Ploughing Championships.