A fleet of new John Deere tractors are ready to ensure Devon’s highways remain safe and passable year-round. The highways maintenance team responsible for Devon County Council’s road network has invested in the green and yellow horsepower which will be used to carry out planned and reactive repairs as well as emergency response services and […]
Cavan dairy farmer Christopher Cahill was both surprised and delighted to be crowned FBD Young Farmer of the Year for 2024 at the Heritage Hotel in Co. Laois recently. The 30-year-old scooped the prestigious accolade after entering a shared farming arrangement in 2021 with the assistance of Macra na Feirme’s Land Mobility Service, and has since expanded the […]
It’s all go at the moment for Lloyd and Suzanne Forbes of Lloyd Forbes Agri Contracting Ltd in Carrigaline Co. Cork who are switching from a beef suckler system to dairy production. The husband-and-wife duo, who have a three-year son Tadhg and are preparing to welcome their second child in October, will run the new dairy enterprise in tandem with their successful […]
Tradition means a lot to vastly-experienced building contractor Kevin McCarthy, who has been delivering high-quality, durable and value-added agricultural buildings across West Cork and beyond for more than 50 years. Hailing from Dunmanway in County Cork, Kevin McCarthy began working on farm buildings as a young man alongside his brothers in the early 1970s. Since […]
Swaine Agri is embedded into the local community on the back of consistently delivering unrivalled levels of aftersales service to the farming community down through the decades. We travelled to the beating heart of midlands and touched base with Liam Swaine to get an update on this exceptional industry-leading machinery sales and service specialist. Proven […]
Celebrating 65 years in business, Clare Marts Ltd is one of Ireland’s leading marts with branches in Ennis, Scariff, Kilfenora and Kilrush. An ability to adapt and move with the times has been central to Clare Marts Ltd’s continued growth and success. The farmer-owned co-operative has faced many challenges down through the years, and none more so than the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 […]
Tom Shaw Farm Machinery Ltd is a leading tractor and machinery dealership based outside Birr in Co. Offaly which was recently appointed Kawasaki Mule Pro dealer for the Midlands and West. The family-run business holds several other well-known franchises, including Krone, McHale, Amazone, HiSpec, Quicke, APV and SAME / Deutz-Fahr, and also stocks a large range of […]
Established 50 years now, Pat Cronin & Sons in Gattabawn, Co Kerry provides its customers with a wide range of agri contracting services. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant caught up with Paudie Cronin to hear about the services on offer from this family outfit and the impressive fleet in which it operates with. Half a […]
Located on the Atlantic coast near Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, Scurmore Pedigree is synonymous with pedigree Charolais and Limousin cattle, including the renowned Bostonia Charolais herd. Scurmore Pedigree is a 250-acre pedigree and commercial cattle enterprise owned by Brendan and Greg Feeney, two brothers originally from nearby Castleconnor but based in Boston for many years where […]
The North East Forestry Group (NEFG), a forest owners network based in the North East, has launched a new school tour programme for secondary students to connect students with real-life forest environments, offering practical lessons that directly support their classroom learning with bespoke tours. Teachers can book their classes into a local forest tour […]
