{"id":226081,"date":"2024-11-01T08:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T08:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forgie.com\/?p=226081"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T08:44:44","slug":"merlo-combo-ticks-the-boxes-for-mixed-co-antrim-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forgie.com\/merlo-combo-ticks-the-boxes-for-mixed-co-antrim-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlo combo ticks the boxes for mixed Co Antrim farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Abbott from Irish Farmers Journal travelled to Cullybackey, Co Antrim, \u00a0to meet dairy and poultry farmer Maurice Knowles and find out why he opts to run two Merlo telehandlers, a P27.6 and a TF42.7<\/p>\n<p>Situated near the village of Cully\u00adbackey, just a stone&#8217;s throw from Ballymena, Co Antrim, Maurice Knowles farms alongside his son, Daniel. For generations, dairy has been the main farm enterprise. The duo currently milk 120 cows in a full indoor system, calving the majority of cows in the spring and autumn months. Having made the decision to become involved in the family business full-time, Daniel decided to venture into the poultry sector. In 2020, two free-range layer units were built. Between the two enterprises, there is always a considerable reliance on a telehandler. Just over 10 years ago, the family transi\u00adtioned to the Merlo brand. TI1ey are now on their third and fourth machines: a TF42.7 model, which was purchased in 2021, and a compact P27.6 model, which arrived in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<a href=\"https:\/\/forgie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Knowles-Merlo-Article.pdf\">\u00a0https:\/\/forgie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Knowles-Merlo-Article.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Abbott from Irish Farmers Journal travelled to Cullybackey, Co Antrim, \u00a0to meet dairy and poultry farmer Maurice Knowles and find out why he opts to run two Merlo telehandlers, a P27.6 and a TF42.7 Situated near the village of Cully\u00adbackey, just a stone&#8217;s throw from Ballymena, Co Antrim, Maurice Knowles farms alongside his son, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/forgie.com\/merlo-combo-ticks-the-boxes-for-mixed-co-antrim-farm\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Merlo combo ticks the boxes for mixed Co Antrim farm<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":226082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2071,2671],"class_list":["post-226081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-merlo","tag-merlo-telehandler"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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