Breffni Mushrooms specialise in supplying high quality mushrooms to consumers, retailers and the catering and processing sectors. Company founder Eugene Kiernan spoke to Irish Tractor & Agri magazine about the company’s success to date and plans for the future. Cavan-based Breffni Mushrooms epitomises the progressive and innovative culture in the mushroom industry where entrepreneurial producers […]
The Village Green in Crossakiel seven mile north of Kells in County Meath was a hive of activity last Sunday morning. Well over 150 tractors, vintage and not so vintage, motorbikes and vintage cars gathered for a ‘Run’ in aid of a local charity ‘Toms Walking Wish’. Tom Lynch aged 3 from Kilskyre has being […]
Kennedy Bros Agri Contractors Ltd has been serving the needs of farmers in the midlands and west for over 65 years. Operating from Ballyforan on the Roscommon-Galway border, the family-run concern offers a comprehensive agri contracting service which includes silage cutting, round baling, slurry spreading, ploughing, reseeding and plant hire. Established by Tom Kennedy in […]
DeLaval agents Francis Dunn Farm Supplies & Machinery of County Down offer milking solutions tailored precisely to their customers needs and have 34 years of satisfied customers to prove it. DeLaval is a world leader in the dairy farming industry, providing integrated milking solutions designed to improve dairy farmers’ production, animal welfare and overall quality of […]
Sheep farmer Brian Nicholson of Tullyvolty House Farm in Johnstown, Kilkenny is passionate about what he does and, along with his wife Alison, runs a progressive and sustainable operation. Sheep farming is an important indigenous industry in Ireland, with widespread production throughout the country and some 35,000 flock owners at farm level. Unlike production in […]
Amber, one of Munster’s largest fuel retailers, today announced the opening of its new un-manned outlet at Bandon Co-op Enniskeane, Co. Cork. The site is part of a €3million investment project by Amber and its partner sites across the West Cork region. Amber’s significant growth plans have supported in the development of 60 full and […]
Many dairy farmers in the south-east have availed of the services of David McGrath Refrigeration Ltd, which is celebrating 40 years in business. Operating from a one-acre site at Newrath on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, the company has earned a reputation for prompt and high-quality refrigeration service and cost-saving workmanship. While the company undertakes all kinds […]
Albert J Jones Agri Equipment & Dairy Supplies provide unrivalled sales, installation and call-out services across County Fermanagh and beyond. We travelled to their Ederney base and met Mark Jones to find out more about this exceptional family operation. It’s a landmark year for Albert J Jones Agri Equipment & Dairy Supplies, who are celebrating […]
The Roulston family in Newtowncunningham, County Donegal have been producing high-quality milk dating back to the early 1960s. We caught up with partner Keith Roulston to find out more about this exceptional family-run dairy enterprise, which currently milks close to 500 purebred Friesians. Nobody said it was going to be easy. The life of the […]
There are many farmer owned co-ops throughout the country all of which cater for the thousands of farmers operating throughout Ireland. Farming in an integral part of the Irish community and co-ops take their pride of place in that sector. The oldest independent farming co-op in Ireland is located in Mullinahone, Co Tipperary. The premises […]
