While welcoming the demise of EU milk quotas, IFA National Dairy Committee chairman and North Cork dairy farmer Sean O’Leary is urging dairy farmers to thread carefully and not to set unrealistic goals for themselves. March 31 last was a red-letter day for the country’s estimated 18,000 dairy farmers as it marked the lifting of […]
McCormack Family Farms are leading growers and suppliers of fresh herbs and baby leaf produce. Based in Dunsany, Co. Meath, the business produces over 200 hectares of crop per year and supplies to the retail, wholesale and catering sectors. The family-run concern has come a long way since Edward McCormack – who had worked in […]
Set up by Liam Collins in September 2012, Limerick-based Collins Agri Dairy Solutions supplies high quality dairy farm equipment for milking parlours, milk cooling and storage, dairy hygiene and dairy feed. In a relatively short space of time the ever-burgeoning company has established a firm foothold in the Irish market and their rapid growth has […]
Ballinaskeagh Grains Ltd. supplies high-quality barley, wheat and maize for use in animal feeds across Northern Ireland and beyond. We visited the company’s Banbridge, County Down base to get an insight into the operation from founder Pat Sloane. Unseen by most and operating very much behind the scenes, Ballinaskeagh Grains Ltd. plays a crucial role […]
Gallagher’s Livestock Transport are a modern livestock transport company who offer a service which is timely and reliable, and crucially which they feel is above that of their rivals. The transportation of livestock has changed over the years as health and safety and welfare of the animals is now paramount. Hauliers who specialise the transportation […]
Brendan Ward in Ballymote, County Sligo has been providing farmers in the region with a comprehensive agricultural contracting service that’s second to none for three decades. He operates a top-class fleet of machinery and provides a keen and personal service to established and new customers alike. We met up with Brendan to discuss the history […]
Antrim-based R Rainey & Sons Ltd supplies the farming community with a comprehensive range of animal feeds. Speaking to Irish Tractor & Agri magazine, Director Alex Rainey detailed the secrets of their success. Renowned as quality animal feed manufacturers, R Rainey & Sons Ltd is committed to the highest standards and supplying good quality products […]
Tillage farmers in Ireland have an awful lot to contend with these days. Greening, forward trading, ecological focus and crop diversification are some of the many buzzwords flying about the place. A myriad of issues must be addressed so that subsidies can be secured and maintained under the Common Agricultural Policy. It can get confusing, […]
Family run businesses make up a lot of the companies in Ireland and this goes for every industry imaginable. However, the haulage sector is built on the hard work of a lot of families that have passed their business down from generation to generation. There is no doubt that operating as a haulier is one […]
Farming is very much a family affair and generally it is handed down from generation to generation. Modern day farming techniques are a far cry from what used to go on in years gone by. From a time when everything was hands on, the machinery available these days allows operators to get through at least […]
