Since taking over the family farm 20 years ago, David and Paul Hyland in Ballacolla, Co Laois are still doing what they love and milking all year round. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up David to learn more about the second generation family business. They say success breeds success. It seems to be the case […]
Perhaps best known these days as one of the settings for the hit TV series Game of Thrones, Shanes Castle is a working Estate consisting of about 800 acres of farmland and 1,000 acres of woodland on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh between Randalstown and Antrim town. A farming enterprise first and foremost, the […]
Established a decade ago, Winters Renewables install, service and supply biomass boiler systems and woodchip to commercial businesses north and south of the border. As well as harvesting 130 acres of willow, founder Gavin Winters also operates a new anaerobic digestion plant on his farm, supplying 500kw per hour to the electricity grid. We dropped […]
Specialising in pit silage and round bales – and a whole lot more besides! – McHugh & Harrington Agri Contractors have been offering exceptional levels of service for more than three decades. We visited their Boyle, County Roscommon base to get an insight into this superb family-run operation from co-founder Roger McHugh and his nephew, […]
The Brennan family in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny is synonymous with breeding international sport horses. Their Mill House Stud has produced many great showjumpers, including last year’s Aga Khan winner MHS Going Global. The Brennan breeding success began on the family farm in Kilkenny where Tom and Ita Brennan instilled a passion for horses in their […]
Dunleer farmer Michael Callan is one such farmer that despite extending his dairy herd over the last number of years, has seen the price in milk fall considerably. “Getting rid of the milk quota didn’t really have a huge effect on the price of milk. The world market did and that is what will […]
2015 saw Corby Rock Mill Ltd celebrate 40 years of continued excellence in animal feed products, so Irish Tractor & Agri felt it was time to catch up with the Co Monaghan-based company which now has a thriving trade in the Poultry, Ruminant, Sheep and Calf markets. Established since 1975, Corby Rock Mill was set-up to […]
Currently milking 450 Holstein Friesian cows three times a day, the Gardiners are one of the biggest dairy farmers in the Craigavon area. Reggie Gardiner explains more. Reggie has been involved in dairy farming since the age of 16 when he started out with half a dozen cows. Fast forward nearly 60 years and he’s […]
Glen Keen Farm has left no stone unturned in its quest to become Ireland premier agri-tourism attraction. We travelled west to the Wild Atlantic Way and caught up with Catherine O’Grady Powers & her husband Jim Powers to get an insight into this spectacular sheep farm and the wide range of activities that attract visitors […]
Watertop Open Farm is the brainchild of Patsy and Terry McBride and the brothers have successfully developed the family farm into a popular Northern Ireland tourist attraction. Open for caravan and camping, school and group visits, from Easter to Halloween, the activities for day visits are now open for July and August. Watertop Open Farm […]
