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The price is right with Tommy Guing Construction

30 Mar , 2016  

Tommy Guing Construction Ltd’s prominence in the agricultural building sector has been gained through trust, service and a quality of workmanship which is the envy of its competitors. Their team of experts guarantee the skills required to deliver high quality buildings, on time and on budget. Tommy Guing Construction Ltd is a construction company that specialises […]

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A flourishing business

30 Mar , 2016  

There are many mushroom growers throughout Ireland with the majority operating under one of Europe’s leading horticultural producer organisations, CMP. CMP was established in 1999 as a horticultural producers’ organisation under European Union legislation. In the 1990s the Irish mushroom industry rapidly expanded and by 1996 the number of mushroom growers peaked at almost 600. […]

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Jordan Agricultural is for the farmers

25 Mar , 2016  

Jordan Agricultural Ltd. in County Carlow supplies a full range of animal feeds, minerals (including the Maxammon mineral range for dairy, dry and beef cows) and chemicals as well as grass, beet and cereal seed. We caught up with founder / proprietor Eoin Jordan, who also provides a full crop consultancy service, to find out […]

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Farming in the heartland of Lusk

25 Mar , 2016  

The growing and harvesting of crops is big business in the coastal areas around Dublin, particularly in the north of the county where many people are involved in the farming industry. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we profile a family run farm that provide a variety of vegetables to both the […]

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Fifty years of agri supplies – and much more besides!

24 Mar , 2016  

The Western Farming Co-Op Store in Balla, County Mayo stocks a comprehensive range of agri supplies (fuel, feeds, farming accessories etc.), building & construction materials, household, hardware and gardening products at competitive prices. To mark the 50th anniversary of Western Farming Co-Op, we met up with general manager John Conway to find out more about […]

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It’s all about the cow

24 Mar , 2016  

These days farmers are way more conscious about animal welfare. This sees livestock receiving the proper feeds, being enclosed in a safe environment when necessary and of course for dairy farmers, the milking parlour is an area which has become a more stress free location. Milking parlours have changed dramatically over the years as gone […]

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Leahy Agri Business celebrates first 10 years

23 Mar , 2016  

Established by Maurice Leahy and his nephew Kevin Leahy in 2006, Leahy Agri Business Ltd provides a complete agricultural contracting service to the farming community of north Co. Kerry. The Leahy’s are also engaged in tillage farming and supply maize to local dairy farmers. Having previously milked 160 cows, Maurice and Kevin decided 10 years […]

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Peake performance

22 Mar , 2016  

For almost two decades, Peake Dairy Services Ltd. has been providing exceptional sales, installation and 24/7 servicing / repairs solutions to customers across the midlands. We dropped into their Mountmellick base and met up with founder / managing director Oliver Peake to find out more about this superb family-run operation. Peake Dairy Services Ltd. offers […]

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Committed to agriculture

22 Mar , 2016  

Ryall’s Farm & Industrial Equipment has been supplying and servicing quality farm and plant machinery to customers across the greater Cork and Munster regions for three-and-a-half decades. We visited their Watergrasshill base to find out more about this top-class family enterprise from director Trevor Ryall. The Ryall name is simply synonymous with farm machinery. Since […]

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The United Feeds’ approach to maximising ruminant performance

21 Mar , 2016  

United Feeds has earned a tremendous reputation as a premier ruminant feeds’ manufacturer. Irish Tractor recently caught up with company chief executive Keith Agnew to find out more about the key drivers behind this exceptional operation, as well as the superb range of value-added products and services it provides. United Feeds manufactures a wide range […]