This two-day outdoor event returns to Punchestown Racecourse, Nass, Co. Kildare on July 5-6. The association has also stated that it is its intention to return to its flagship indoor event in Punchestown from 2024 onwards. This show will be held biennially on the alternate year to Agritechnica in Germany.Executive director of the FTMTA, Michael Farrelly said that this year’s show continues a 30-year tradition for the FTMTA of a professional event that showcases the latest agricultural machinery, equipment, technology and associated services and brings together the farm machinery trade and their customer base.The FTMTA Farm Machinery Show has grown to become the flagship event of the Irish farm machinery show calendar, according to the association. The most recent show in 2022 was a new format for the association and attracted more than 7,000 visitors, some 150 individual exhibitors across over 200 distinct exhibits, including indoor stands and outdoor display areas. The FTMTA views the provision of a dedicated, professional, machinery exhibition to showcase the products and services of the farm machinery industry as a very valuable service to its members.According to organisers, the FTMTA Farm Machinery Show is underpinned by the ethos that it is organised by the trade for the farmer and contractor, and the association believes that this is what has driven the success and growth of the show over the years. In keeping with this philosophy, exhibitors must be genuinely agricultural focussed businesses and there is no duplication of exhibits permitted.“It is very satisfying for us as the national trade association to see the continued support our shows receive from the manufacturers,” said Michael. “At last year’s summer show in Punchestown we had all the major manufacturers exhibit their products. Already, we have a large number of manufacturers confirm their intention to exhibit again at our 2023 summer show. This is at a time when other major machinery shows are struggling to attract the manufacturers.“The feedback we received from last year’s visitors was that being able to identify the manufacturer whose products they were interested in and then have expert technical staff from that manufacturer on hand to discuss particular machines was invaluable. Likewise, what impressed our exhibitors was the quality of the visitors who attended the show, all the visitors were genuine machinery users and customers. This facilitated focussed discussions on the products,” he said.