John Daly is a sheep and grain farmer who also runs successful agricultural contracting and animal feeds supply businesses in Kilconnell, Co. Galway. Trading as John Daly Agri, Plant & Feeds, he is also his county’s IFA Grain Representative, having succeeded Eamonn Burke in the role last December. John farms 250 acres between owned and […]
Killen Bros provides a full agricultural contracting service to farmers in the north-west of Northern Ireland. The Killen family also grow their own crops and have a large dairy herd. A passion for farming and farm machinery led to Jonathan Killen and his brothers returning to their roots and setting up Killen Bros in 2008. […]
Be All Agri Ltd has grown to become a leading specialist manufacturer of agricultural products and tractor drawn units since its inception two years ago. Irish Tractor spoke to company manager Mark Hall to learn about its rapid success. Sometimes patience is the name of the game when it comes to running a successful business. […]
The Crowley family based in Carrigoon, Mallow farm over 1,000 acres throughout the Rebel County and in Tipperary. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we profile this family run business and speak to John Crowley about the trials and tribulations of farming in modern day Ireland. Like all farmers, the Crowleys have […]
D Browne & Son Contracting Ltd is a third generation agricultural contracting firm based outside Listowel in Co. Kerry. Managing director Donal Browne explains more. The company was established over 50 years ago by Jimmy Browne, who is still involved to this day. His son Donal now heads up the business, while his son Danny […]
Brehony Peat Products of Killimor, Ballinasloe, Co Galway celebrate the magnificent milestone of 35 years in business in 2015. Always delivering a first class agricultural contracting service with well maintained and up-to-date equipment has been one of the secrets behind their longevity according to Dermot Brehony Brehony Peat Products of Killimor, Ballinasloe have been providing […]
A firm believer in the saying that ‘you only get out of an organisation what you put into it’, Pat Keane was recently elected Chairman of the IFA’s Waterford Livestock Committee and he told Irish Tractor & Agri magazine he is looking forward to speaking out on behalf of the county’s Livestock farmers. The IFA’s […]
Health and Safety is paramount when it comes to the agricultural industry. There have been far too many accidents on Irish farms over the years, many of which could be avoidable. Unsafe machinery is high on the list of causes of accidents and this includes worn and defective tyres, which should not be the case […]
When it comes to plant, machinery or indeed vehicles, there are always a few manufacturers ahead of the rest. Experience, longevity and most importantly delivering a quality product all contribute to this factor. Success can be gauged by the amount of sales made in any industry and companies’ reputations have been made or broken this […]
The Spring months are upon us and in the farming community that points to one thing, getting ready for the busy period ahead. The adverse weather conditions in Ireland mean that the services provided by agricultural contractors are procedures that have great time constraints and can’t be achieved at the same time every year, but […]