Bank of Ireland has welcomed the recent Department of Agriculture announcement that the latest tranche of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) is now open for applications, including a new 60% grant aid for nutrient storage investments. This latest TAMS update further highlights the importance of sustainability-linked measures being taken on farms nationwide. Bank […]
The Social, Economic, and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) welcomes Michael Healy-Rae’s appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) with special responsibility for forestry. His longstanding engagement with forestry issues, including recent advocacy on licensing backlogs, shows his readiness to tackle the sector’s serious challenges. Over […]
Mountbellew Agricultural College in Co. Galway celebrated its 120th anniversary by becoming a new veterinary school which will see it play an integral role in adding to the number of vets in Ireland. Established in 1904, Mountbellew is Ireland’s oldest agricultural college with over 900 students enrolled in its programmes and 35 full-time staff on its books. The news […]
Lynch Form Construction Ltd in Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare is a one-stop shop for all your farm, industrial, domestic buildings and plant hire needs. From ground and concrete works to the supply and erection of buildings, the family-run business provides a complete service. While the company has only been trading for five years, brothers and directors Pat and […]
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 5% last year to a record €17 billion, according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects Report for 2024/25. This performance marks a milestone year for Irish food and drink exporters, despite enduring global trade challenges caused by geo-political instability, fluctuating inflation and on-going […]
This year marks 50 years of Husqvarna in Ireland. In all that time, Liffey Distributors has been the sole importer and distributor of the Swedish manufacturer’s forest, garden and construction equipment in the Republic of Ireland. In 1974, Liffey Distributors sold the first Husqvarna chainsaw in the Republic of Ireland. It was put to work in Druminuna, Ballysteen, Co. […]
Hyde Parker Farms is reporting optimal performance from its recently acquired New Holland T7.340 HD tractor having specified the new addition on Michein AxioBib 2 tyres. The Suffolk-based arable farm is running the high-technology VF 620/75 R30 and VF 900/60 R42 fitments as low as 10 psi for secondary cultivations, as part of an ongoing […]
Clare man David Melody, who has efficiently and progressively managed the exceptional dairy enterprise Beech Grove Farms in Kilkenny for more than five years, was a worthy winner of the Career Farm Management award at this year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards. In an unprecedentedly tight photo finish, David was also a very […]
Synonymous with the industry-leading ArboCut range of hedge cutters, AR Engineering Services Ltd continues to go from strength to strength after more than 40 years in business. Operating from Carrigeen on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, AR Engineering Services is fronted by Anthony Roche who, while serving his time with an engineering firm in the UK, attended college in the evenings and secured a degree in mechanical engineering. He also […]
John Kelly & Son Agri Hire Ltd. is a third-generation family business operating out of Currow in County Kerry and synonymous with the consistent delivery of exceptional agri contracting and digger hire services. Darragh Kelly kindly took some time out from his busy schedule to talk to Irish Tractor & Agri. Three generations of the […]
