Grass 2026, supported by FBD Insurance, is a new, editorial-led silage demonstration event on farm in Kilkenny, taking place on Wednesday 29 April 2026.
Organised by the Irish Farmers Journal, Grass 2026 will showcase machinery demonstrations across mowing, raking, baling and silage harvesting on 40 acres, with live expert commentary guiding visitors through machinery set-up, output and operating costs. Leading manufacturers and dealers will be on-site in an extensive trade village, allowing farmers, contractors, students and machinery enthusiasts to compare the latest kit side by side, ask technical questions and see full systems working in the field.
With strong machinery presence, practical demonstrations and a focus on unbiased, editorial insight, Grass 2026 is Ireland’s must-attend grass machinery day this year.
At Grass 2026, Krone and Strautmann demonstrated forage wagons to suit all customers including smaller farmer spec, high capacity and a machine to suit those in search of sub 25mm chop lengths
Grass 2026 marked the Irish working debut of the Case 721G X+ Agri wheel loader, which was demonstrated alongside JCB’s latest 435S and Schaffer’s compact 8620T-3 pivot-steer loader.
The live pit working demonstration at Grass 2026 saw two Irish-built silage compactors, showcasing the art of silage compaction and how these machines work on a working silage pit.
Samco Agricultural Engineering put to work and displayed several of its new silage forks at Grass 2026 in Kilkenny last week.
At Grass 2026 last week, all major Irish machinery manufacturers and importers put their newest rakes to the test at Cuffesgrange in Co Kilkenny. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report.
As the dust settles on a very successful Grass 2026, we look back at the event and profile a selection of the 50 plus machines which took to the fields in our live demonstration.
Agri General Staff Solutions, Agri King, Agribridge Recruitment, Agriflo, Agrineeds, Agritech, Agway, Alltech, Amcor (T/A Silotite), AutoSparky, Bennettsbridge Limestone, Bonanza Calf Nutrition/Uniblock Ltd, Brett Brothers, Brian Roche Engineering (T/A Roche Engineering), Castle Agri, Cavan Agri, CERTA, Clipex Fencing Limited, Connacht Agri Supplies, Cooney Furlong Machinery Company, Cork Combines, Cowan Brothers, Dairy Direct, Dairymaster, Danso Maschinery, Deeside Agri, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, DLF Seeds, Drummonds Ltd, Eardly Agri, EasyFix, Egmont Agri, Erth Engineering Ltd, ESB Networks, Farmec Ireland Ltd, Farmhand, Fastparts, FBD Insurance, FJS, Fossland Services, Germinal Ireland Ltd, Gleeson Steel and Engineering Ltd, Goldcrop Ltd, Gordon Hegarty & Sons, Goulding Soil Nutrition, Graeme Martin Ltd, Grassmen, Grasswrap, Greenway Solar, H Fulton Tractors (T/A Schaffer UK and Ireland), Heffernan Tyres Limited, Hi-Spec Engineering EU, IAM Agricultural Machinery, Irish Farmers Journal, J Leech Agri Ltd, John Healy Quads/Sean Collins Agri, Kelly Agricultural Machinery, Keltec Engineering, Kevin Burke Tyres, Kilkenny Agri, Kilkenny Welding Supplies, Kverneland Group Ireland, Lallemand, Liffey Meats Ltd, Linton and Robinson, Lynx Engineering, Malone, Mastek, McHale, Moover Limited (T/A Grassmen), Morgan Fuels, Multiwash Systems, Murphy Motors, MW Hire, Noel Turley Car Sales, O’Doherty Farm Services, O’Neill Agri-tech, Orangeworks, Pearsons, Pharvet, Phil Traynor Ltd, PTSB, Quinns of Baltinglass Ltd, Remedy Health, Roadstone, RT Sales Ltd, Samco Agricultural Manufacturing Ltd, Silawrap Crop Packaging Systems (T/A Silawrap Signode), Silosolve, Smaxtec, Smyth Trailers EU Limited, Southern Fuels & Farm Supplies Group, T.P. Whelehan & Son Ltd, Tama Ireland, Tanco, Tank Storage Systems, Tusk Machinery Ltd, UPU Industries, Volac, WBD Farm Machinery, Wilson Engineering. + more to be announced.
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