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Bales

Fire crews use water jets to tackle barn fire in Wales

Rural Life

11 months ago

Fire crews use water jets to tackle barn fire in Wales

Fire crews in Wales used water jets to bring a barn fire involving bales under control earlier this...

Watch: A better bale with the Kverneland FastBale?

N.Ireland

2 years ago

Watch: A better bale with the Kverneland FastBale?

The Kverneland FastBale is no longer a novelty; the machine, designed to bale, wrap and eject...

Maintaining high quality grass as growth rates continue

N.Ireland

2 years ago

Maintaining high quality grass as growth rates continue

Keeping high quality grass in front of cows is essential in order to maintain quality milk...

Farm fined £36k after man is 'crushed' by 5 hay bales

Agri-Business

2 years ago

Farm fined £36k after man is 'crushed' by 5 hay bales

A farm in Surrey has been fined £36,000 after a man was "crushed" by five hay bales, which toppled and fell on top of him, the HSE has said.

Tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales stopped by police

Rural Life

3 years ago

Tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales stopped by police

A tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales on a trailer was stopped by Staffordshire Roads Policing Unit yesterday (Thursday, December 29).

Agri-Business

4 years ago

Case beefs up baler for extra compaction

Case IH has expanded its range of large square balers with the addition of a new model in the 120cm x 70cm segment.

Case beefs up baler for extra compaction

N.Ireland

4 years ago

Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire

Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure hay bales for their winter fodder inventories.

Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire

Agri-Business

5 years ago

Unique purple bales raise £45,000 for children's charity

For the past six years, the agricultural product supplier has been selling wrap for purple bales and donating £5 for every roll sold to the charity.

Unique purple bales raise £45,000 for children's charity

N.Ireland

5 years ago

Appeal for information after bales set alight in field

An appeal has been made for information in relation to an incident where a number of hay bales were set alight in an act of vandalism in a field in Co. Fermanagh in recent days.

Appeal for information after bales set alight in field

Rural Life

7 years ago

3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub

A number of people were injured when a tractor towing a trailer of bales shed its load outside a...

3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub

Rural Life

7 years ago

Roadside trailer ‘bale’ out prompts policing pun contest

An unfortunate driver of a tractor drawing a trailer of bales became the subject of a caption...

Roadside trailer ‘bale’ out prompts policing pun contest

Rural Life

8 years ago

'Bale Art' competition sees Scottish young farmers get creative

The annual Young Farmers’ bale art competition returns to fields across Scotland over the next week, with a challenge set by QMS.

'Bale Art' competition sees Scottish young farmers get creative

Machinery

9 years ago

Disease for design: A Kilkenny man and his 'clever' bale collecting trailer

I suppose you could say I have a 'disease for design'. It's not uncommon that I would be in the workshop until three or four in the morning.

Disease for design: A Kilkenny man and his 'clever' bale collecting trailer

National Ploughing Championships

9 years ago

Transporter with a twist: Square bales anyone?

An interesting new square bale collector, developed by Wilson Engineering, was launched at last...

Transporter with a twist: Square bales anyone?

Grass

10 years ago

10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales

Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, Business Manager with Volac.

10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales

N.Ireland

10 years ago

Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

If you’ve been driving near Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone recently, chances are you’ve...

Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

Rural Life

10 years ago

Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

If you've been driving near Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone recently, chances are you've spotted some rather interesting looking bales.

Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

Rural Life

10 years ago

Now this is an impressive use of tractors and straw bales at the Tour de France!

Straw bale art catches the eye at Tour de France

Now this is an impressive use of tractors and straw bales at the Tour de France!

Rural Life

10 years ago

Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road

There's been an increase in agricultural machinery and trailers with bales on the roads with the good weather.

Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road

Rural Life

10 years ago

Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales

This is what happens when you go around a corner too fast with a trailer load of bales.

Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales

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