The FTMTA Farm Machinery Show returns to traditional inside format at Punchestown Event Centre.
The show will take place across three days;
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
12th, 13th, & 14th of November, 2024.
The FTMTA (Farm Tractor & Machinery Traders Association) has today confirmed the dates for its 2024 Farm Machinery Show. The show will take place indoors in Punchestown Event Centre, Nass, Co. Kildare over three days on Tuesday the 12th, Wednesday the 13th & Thursday the 14th of November 2024.
The 35th edition of the show has moved to its new winter date in reaction to industry demands according to FTMTA Executive Director Michael Farrelly.
“FTMTA 2024, in its most familiar guise, as the country’s flagship indoor farm machinery show and running over three days, is well and truly back,” said Mr Farrelly.
“Having previously been associated with February, the show is now moving to November and will revert to being held on a bi-annual basis and will therefore take place out of sync with AgriTechnica.”
Michael Farrelly added: “Since the pandemic, the ordering cycle for farm machinery has shifted significantly. A typical February nowadays involves machines being delivered into dealers’ yards while most serious conversations about new machinery now tend to be had in and around the previous November. So taking that key factor into account, along with the busy spring calving and lambing seasons from the typical farmer’s perspective, moving the show to November was a logical step to take.”
Highlighting why the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show stands alone in an Irish context, Mr. Farrelly added: “As is our tradition, we’ll have the manufacturers on-site at Punchestown, talking directly with the visiting public who consistently seek out that first-hand level of detail from the industry’s experts. That’s a unique level of interaction that our show prides itself on providing.”
According to FTMTA President Karol Duigenan: “Exhibitors and visitors alike will be delighted to see our show returning to its indoor format while moving to a new slot in the farming calendar. The industry is constantly evolving and FTMTA has always recognised and reacted to emerging trends and developments. Taking the show back indoors was something we had always envisaged following the pandemic so we’re delighted to have taken this significant step.”
Bumper crowds attended the 2023 FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, which ran at Punchestown last July, with over 170 exhibitors showcasing their wares over both days.
Since 1989, the show has attracted Irish and international farm machinery specialists, displaying tractors, harvesters and tillage equipment in addition to autonomous farm technology, livestock handling systems and aftermarket products.
For any enquiries about the show please contact us by email show2024@ftmta.ie
