The farming industry relies on a wide range of trailers to ensure that they can get through their daily duties with relative ease. From cattle trailers to grain and silage trailers, there are an extensive collection needed, but not all are easily sourced. However, one Northern Ireland based trailer manufacture is taking the market by […]
Wexford company Maizetech Ltd is one of Ireland’s leading maize seed, sprays and film suppliers. Maizetech, under the leadership of John Foley, works closely with seed suppliers and farmers to develop best practices for selecting and growing maize seed varieties to achieve the highest yield of maize for different areas of the country with varying […]
Farming in Donegal can certainly test the skills of farmers as adverse weather conditions can often subject their stock to life threatening situations, while there are limited windows of opportunity to get the necessary work like silage and slurry done when it needs to be. With fertile soils, a temperate climate and abundant rain water, […]
When it comes to business, Irish people like to deal with a familiar face and this is certainly the case when it’s spending large sums of money. Trust is a big issue for the customer and if they are not made feel welcome than they are inclined to shop elsewhere. Familiarity is another aspect that […]
In the five years since its inception, Tullyallen Agri Services has earned an excellent reputation across counties Louth, Meath Dublin and beyond selling, repairing and servicing agricultural machinery. We dropped into the family business’ well-appointed base in Tullyallen village on the outskirts of Drogheda and met Gordon Healy to find out more about the exceptional […]
Everything from alternators and auger fingers to wheels and work lights can be found in John Deere’s first ever printed parts, service, equipment and supplies catalogue, mailed free by participating dealers. Just published for spring 2016, the 96-page catalogue features around 1000 items covering the full range of John Deere agricultural parts, attachments and accessories, […]
Based close to the village of Two-Mile Borris, Coolcroo Farm is renowned for the quality of its potatoes, which are naturally grown using traditional farmyard manure. The celebrated nature of the crop should come as no surprise given the Healy family’s All-Ireland winning pedigree! We visited the well-appointed family farm in County Tipperary and met […]
The award-winning Ballinadee Engineering reached the milestone of 30 years in business in 2015 and the Cork company marked the occasion with the launch of the latest addition to their wide and varied project range – The O’Neill Batch Feed Dispenser – at the Tullamore Show in August. Ballinadee Engineering’s total dedication to innovation, excellence […]
Livestock marts have made a vital contribution to the economy in towns all around Ireland for over half a century. We caught up with Ray Doyle, secretary of the National Marts Committee of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) to discuss the ongoing battle to ensure that these marts remain open and continue to serve […]
Hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland make a living from farming and not all of those own land, have livestock or are agricultural contractors. Dairy, beef, sheep and pig farming all extend much further than from the fields that they are raised in. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we took […]
