Established in 1904, Mountbellew Agricultural College was Ireland’s first agricultural college. One-hundred-and-eleven years on, the County Galway based facility is still going strong, enjoying key ties with GMIT and Teagasc. We met up with principal Tom Burke to get an insight into the courses on offer, the continued excellence of this famed institute, and the […]
For most farmers, milking 400 cows would be too big a task. Not so for Co. Antrim brothers Pat and Vincent McKavanagh of Caldhame Farms, who also are agricultural contractors and the people behind Greenacre Composting. Following in their father Vincent and grandfather Daniel’s footsteps, Pat and Vincent farm approximately 1,250 acres at Nutts Corner, […]
Horse trainers are a rare breed and more to the point successful horse trainers are a scarce commodity as it is not easy to gain success in this game. However, there are the few that have led the way over the years and as often as not, a new trainer emerges on the scene every […]
The summer months are upon us and in the farming community that generally means one thing, time to harvest some fodder for their cattle. Whether it be hay, silage or crops, farmers and more so, agricultural contractors are focused on getting the job done and given the unpredictable nature of the Irish weather, time is […]
Straddling the Wexford-Wicklow border between Gorey and Carnew you’ll find Loggan Machinery Ltd. The successful agricultural contracting firm, which has been more than 25 years in business, is run by David Hatton who, along with his brothers John and Andrew, are well-known tillage farmers in the area. Loggan Machinery Ltd operates from the townland of […]
In this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri magazine we speak to The Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland’s Limerick/Kerry area representative Mike O’Donoghue about the vital work going on behind the scenes in an effort to improve the lot of all farm contractors throughout the country. For 38 years Mike O’Donoghue successfully combined […]
Drumnakilly Supplies Ltd are an Omagh-based farm supplies company established for over 10 years. A customer driven company first and foremost, their reputation for looking after their client base speaks for itself. We caught up with Managing Director Adrian Cathers to find out more. Providing outstanding value and service to the agriculture sector, Drumnakilly Supplies […]
Over the last 26 years – and counting – Hughes Agri Contractors in Knocklong, County Limerick has developed a reputation for providing a wide range of high-quality services at the right price. We caught up with founder Patrick Hughes to discuss the history of the business and the exceptional fleet of machinery he puts to […]
As the managing director of Newtowngore Eng-ineering, chairman of QBRC and a member of Leitrim County Council, John McCartin is an extremely busy man. We were understandably grateful when he interrupted his hectic schedule to give us an insight into his various activities, all of which are decidedly community-focused. You would be hard-pressed to find […]
With a superb fleet of machinery at their disposal allied to decades of experience, JF McGlynn & Sons provides an unrivalled agricultural contracting and plant hire service to customers from across County Donegal and beyond. We dropped into their Ballybofey base and caught up with Stephen McGlynn to get an insight into this magnificent, multifaceted […]
