No matter how experienced a farmer is, constant changes in the agricultural sector mean that they can always do with some advice in certain areas. One area that has changed considerably in recent years is the tillage sector where technology, legislation and world markets have encouraged huge changes in farming. Modern developments in agriculture has […]
Mushrooms are an integral part of the Irish diet and they are used in a variety of dishes covering breakfast, lunch and dinner. All the familiar mushrooms you see in the supermarket are grown indoors, all year round. During the growing process, the conditions of a typical autumn morning are re-created. This is the time […]
Dunphy Family Farm in Easkey County Sligo is a prime example of a progressive, self-sufficient dairy operation. The fourth-generation family enterprise has been expanding steadily over the past seven years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We travelled to West Sligo and caught up with Michael Dunphy to find out more. […]
As well as being full-time dairy, maize and silage farmers, the Livingstones in County Armagh also provide a superb agricultural contracting service (as WA Livingstone & Sons). We met up with Stanley Livingstone to get an insight into this exceptional third-generation family enterprise. Like his father Wesley and brother Randal, Stanley Livingstone has had a […]
Wicklow Cattle Company’s fast, reliable and efficient service has left them with a long list of satisfied customers. The Scallan family-run Wicklow Cattle Company has been successfully trading for over 40 years and boasts an experience which is second to none when it comes to exporting weanlings and calves to the UK, Holland, Spain and […]
Life throws up certain situations that we all must deal with time from time. A person’s livelihood is always under threat no matter what industry some is involved in. This includes the agricultural sector where dealing with livestock brings about its own issues. Like humans, animals can get sick for no apparent reason, but unfortunately […]
The farming industry in Ireland is growing all the time and following the abolishing of the milk quota, dairy farmers in particular are set to increase the size of their farms. While adding more stock to their herds and increasing their acreage will be a necessity if they want to grow, so too will be […]
As far as the prerequisites of providing top-class agricultural contracting solutions goes, Drennan Agri Contractors ticks all the boxes: exceptional fleet, quality service, passion and enthusiasm – all backed up by decades of experience. We caught up with John Drennan at his Cullohill, County Laois base to discuss the history, current status and future plans […]
With farmers in Ireland getting an increasingly-raw deal and family farms under greater threat than ever, Wicklow IFA chairman Tom Shortt is doing all in his power to give more control back to the primary producer – the most important link in the food chain. We met up with the Newtownmountkennedy tillage farmer to discuss […]
The McVerry family have been in dairy for over 50 years. Patsy McVerry and his son Michael milk approximately 320 cows in Whitecross, Co. Armagh and supply to Town of Monaghan Co-Op. Dairy is the main type of farming carried out in the Whitecross area and the McVerry’s have been at it since circa 1900. […]
