Stuart Crawford is one of Northern Ireland’s most respected up-and-coming horse trainers. We travelled to his Newlands Farm base near Larne, County Antrim to find out more about the progressive family enterprise, Crawford Brothers Racing, which he runs alongside his three brothers. County Antrim based trainer Stuart Crawford – whose earlier grounding was in eventing […]
There are many agricultural contractors throughout Ireland and all are currently working 24/7 during these summer months. The roads are awash with tractors and trailers, silage harvesters, balers as contractors look to get the work done as efficiently and as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence for farmers as given the volatile nature […]
Located in the agricultural heartland of North County Dublin, John Thorne & Sons is a mixed farming enterprise that specialises in parsnip and potato production. We popped into the family business’s well-appointed Hedgestown, Lusk HQ to find out more about this exceptional operation. At the tender ages (by farming standards) of 39 and 30 respectively, […]
Brothers James and Padraig Barry run separate farms in Lixnaw and Listowel, Co. Kerry along with their uncle Con. The family has also recently set up an agricultural contracting business to cater for the needs of local farmers. The Barry’s operate enterprises which include a large dairy farm in Lixnaw and a dry stock and […]
M Beattie & Son Ltd. in County Tyrone has been providing the agri sector with a superb animal feeds / general merchants service for over six-and-a-half decades. Since opening up their new state-of-the-art mill in 2007, the fourth-generation family business has gone from strength to strength. We dropped into their Newtownstewart HQ and met Arnold […]
Farmers take great pride in their livestock and not only are they a form of income for them, but farm animals are generally treated like part of the family. There are many different aspects to farming as a lot depends on the type of land being farmed as well as other characteristics, but the most […]
Machinery in the farming industry doesn’t come cheap and farmers can be forgiven for taking a cautious approach when making a purchase. Trust is a major issue when spending thousands of euro and that is why many farmers stick with what they know best and remain with the same dealer over the years. This is […]
Providing a wide range of top-quality services from their Ballydesmond base on the Cork/Kerry border, Kelly Bros have earned a reputation for excellence over the past three decades and more. We caught up with Sean Kelly to take a closer look at this operation, which is as impressive as it is varied. There’s no airs […]
We all like our comfort when we travel from one destination to another whether it be by car, bus, plane, boat or train and we are not too shy to speak up if the conditions are not what we desire. Animals and livestock in particular don’t have that facility to tell us if they are […]
Having started with a small dairy herd a little over a decade ago, husband-and-wife John and Sylvia Powell are now milking 220 cows on their busy farm outside Birr in Co. Offaly. The herd, a mixture of Holstein Friesian, Jersey and Kiwi Cross, produces approximately one million litres of milk per year which is supplied […]
