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PeterThomasKeaveney

@ptkeaveney

UCD ACP graduate. Ex Auditor Ag Science Society. Machinery correspondent with Irish Farmers Journal. Agricultural Contractor and suckler farmer in Galway.

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WATCH: Finnegan’s Farm is a family run operation based in Bellew, Balrath, Co Meath. #ChristmasDinner farmersjournal.ie/getting-to-gri…

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Nice to get my first front page in this weeks Irish Farmers Journal. Interesting to see that 65% of tractors used for non-agricultural activities have failed the RSA test. FJ Machinery

Nice to get my first front page in this weeks <a href="/farmersjournal/">Irish Farmers Journal</a>. Interesting to see that 65% of tractors used for non-agricultural activities have failed the RSA test. <a href="/FJMachinery/">FJ Machinery</a>
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Tune into RTÉ One's 'Big Week on the Farm' TV programme from 7pm (Mon-Thurs) where the Irish Farmers Journal's Machinery Correspondent PeterThomasKeaveney will be live each evening providing expert analysis on the machinery & technology used on the farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath #onthefarm

Tune into <a href="/RTEOne/">RTÉ One</a>'s 'Big Week on the Farm' TV programme from 7pm (Mon-Thurs) where the <a href="/farmersjournal/">Irish Farmers Journal</a>'s Machinery Correspondent <a href="/PTKeaveney/">PeterThomasKeaveney</a> will be live each evening providing expert analysis on the machinery &amp; technology used on the farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath #onthefarm
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Delighted to have played a role in this years RTÉ #onthefarm four night TV series on the Currans farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath. Super experience and met some great people along the way #onthefarm Irish Farmers Journal FJ Machinery Ella McSweeney Janine Curran

Delighted to have played a role in this years <a href="/rte/">RTÉ</a> #onthefarm four night TV series on the Currans farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath. Super experience and met some great people along the way #onthefarm <a href="/farmersjournal/">Irish Farmers Journal</a> <a href="/FJMachinery/">FJ Machinery</a> <a href="/ellamcsweeney/">Ella McSweeney</a> <a href="/JanineCurran/">Janine Curran</a>
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In this weeks Irish Farmers Journal we put the 200hp Massey Ferguson 4 cylinder 6718S up against its 6 cylinder counterpart, the 7718S. Is there a replacement for displacement?To find out be sure to pick up a copy of todays paper🚜👀 FJ Machinery Gary Abbott Massey Ferguson Official McHale

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First two days done in New Zealand. Started in Auckland, now working my way down through Hamilton. Plenty going on with the last of the maize been sown and the silage harvest in full swing. Stay tuned to the Irish Farmers Journal for some interesting stories over the coming weeks🚜🌱🇳🇿

First two days done in New Zealand. Started in Auckland, now working my way down through Hamilton. Plenty going on with the last of the maize been sown and the silage harvest in full swing. Stay tuned to the <a href="/farmersjournal/">Irish Farmers Journal</a> for some interesting stories over the coming weeks🚜🌱🇳🇿
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Our machinery correspondent Peter Thomas Keavney is out in New Zealand where he visited Blue Grass Contracting in Matamata 🚜 Get the full video online tomorrow 😎 Irish Farmers Journal PeterThomasKeaveney

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My 25 days in New Zealand has come to an end. I visited 52 contractors, farmers and guys in the kiwi machinery trade. 5,400kms later, I've met some great people especially a lot of Irish who have made a name for themselves down under. Stay tuned to Irish Farmers Journal for more 🚜🌱🇳🇿

My 25 days in New Zealand has come to an end. I visited 52 contractors, farmers and guys in the kiwi machinery trade. 5,400kms later, I've met some great people especially a lot of Irish who have made a name for themselves down under. Stay tuned to <a href="/farmersjournal/">Irish Farmers Journal</a> for more 🚜🌱🇳🇿
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First 50 acres of stiching for 2022 this week. Sowed 40 acres of grass/clover mix for one farmer. Clover stiched at 2.5kg/ac costing €22.5/ac or €900 in clover for 40 acres. Cheap vs chemical N!Stiching/direct drilling service in Galway, Roscommon & Mayo. RTs much appreciated☘

First 50 acres of stiching for 2022 this week. Sowed 40 acres of grass/clover mix for one farmer. Clover stiched at 2.5kg/ac costing €22.5/ac or €900 in clover for 40 acres. Cheap vs chemical N!Stiching/direct drilling service in Galway, Roscommon &amp; Mayo. RTs much appreciated☘
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Took on a new block of ground on a long term lease this spring. Sowed spring oats in this particular field which was severely neglected. Sowed in the first part May and harvested today at 2.7t/ac. Not a record crop by any means but it's amazing what a bit of TLC to land can do 🌾

Took on a new block of ground on a long term lease this spring. Sowed spring oats in this particular field which was severely neglected. Sowed in the first part May and harvested today at 2.7t/ac. Not a record crop by any means but it's amazing what a bit of TLC to land can do 🌾
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We had a busy weekend on the home farm of David Clarke Cows.ie stiching some of his silage ground with 12kg/ac of Nashota. Ideal conditions for it. If anyone has any queries drop me a PM ✅️🌱

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Our new Jaguar 880 is the first Claas harvester in Ireland with an onboard NIR system for live silage analysis. We can offer field by field constituent analysis & yield mapping to 2% accuracy for informed decision making, a game changer for feed budgets. Any interest drop a PM 🌱

Our new Jaguar 880 is the first Claas harvester in Ireland with an onboard NIR system for live silage analysis. We can offer field by field constituent analysis &amp; yield mapping to 2% accuracy for informed decision making, a game changer for feed budgets. Any interest drop a PM 🌱
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Oh you just never know how a day is going to end! 20/05/18 will go down in the history of 22Q11 Ireland Cannot thank PeterThomasKeaveney Alison Sinnott and their fellow students enough for this! What a mind-boggling amount and what a difference it will make to us.

Oh you just never know how a day is going to end! 20/05/18 will go down in the history of <a href="/22Q11_Ireland/">22Q11 Ireland</a> Cannot thank <a href="/PTKeaveney/">PeterThomasKeaveney</a> <a href="/alison_sinnott/">Alison Sinnott</a> and their fellow students enough for this! What a mind-boggling  amount and what a difference it will make to us.