Eddie Slattery Dairy & Refrigeration Ltd in Tralee, Co Kerry has grown to become one of Ireland’s leading DeLaval dealers, so we felt it was time to catch up with company Sales Manager Derek O’Brien to find out more. The origins of Eddie Slattery Dairy & Refrigeration Ltd date back to 1972 when north Kerry […]
The Liston family in Banogue, Co. Limerick have been steadily increasing their dairy herd size in recent years. Fiachra Liston explains more. Fiachra and his father Aidan are currently milking 280 Holstein Friesian cows, which is more than double what they were milking a decade ago. Since returning to the family farm in 2004, Fiachra […]
Davoren Plant, incorporating Davoren Plant Hire and Davoren Plant Services, is a highly-regarded family-run operation based outside Eyrecourt in Co. Galway. With its 50th birthday just around the corner, we caught up with Niall Davoren to discuss the history and success of the business. Davoren Plant has come a long way since Michael Davoren established […]
As well as being one of Northern Ireland’s leading sheep farmers, Crosby Cleland is a successful fencing and gate contractor and is halfway through his term as Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) beef and lamb chairman. Crosby’s Brookmount Farm in Saintfield, Co. Down, which has been in his family for at least four generations, consists of […]
Now part of the Karro group, Cookstown is the largest single pig processing plant in the UK and Ireland, with 1.2 million pigs processed annually for domestic and international markets throughout Europe, Asia, the USA and Africa. Cookstown is one of largest employers in Mid-Ulster and is a major supporter of Northern Irish (and Republic […]
Trading for the past 13 years, McCloskey Bros is a leading agricultural contracting firm based in Loughgiel, Co. Antrim. Specialising in umbilical slurry spreading, fertiliser spreading, slurry spreading, sowing, baling, drawing / stacking round bales, hedge cutting and dump trailer work, it offers an extensive farming contracting service to a growing customer-base. McCloskey Bros is […]
Glenmore Farms in Co Down is renowned for being one of the country’s top potato growing farms, so Irish Tractor & Agri felt it was time to hear more from co-owner Dessie Patterson. Through the generations, the Pattersons have always had a glowing reputation for carrying out a top class service for their customers. Nowadays, brothers Dessie and […]
The livestock mart has been synonymous with farming for many, many generations and not only is it a place to buy and sell animals, but it is the focal point of the farming community where farmers meet to discuss the trials and tribulations of the industry they are involved in. Facilities at a mart have […]
Over the past 20 years, Cavan Tree Services has developed a stellar reputation across County Cavan and beyond for providing professional tree pruning and felling solutions, as well as stump removal, line clearance, emergency call-outs and a whole lot more besides. We caught up with hands-on proprietor Nigel McDowell to find out more about this […]
Based in Lispole, Co Kerry, Conor Hanafin Agri is a premier agricultural contractor, offering an extensive range of agricultural services to farmers in his locality. Conor Hanafin has been providing agricultural contracting services since 2008 and his extensive experience and commitment to professionalism has led to a reputation for delivering quality farm services. He prides […]
