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A growing sector

17 Sep , 2015  

Established in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone 11 years ago, Hegan Biomass is a one-stop shop for all your bio-energy requirements. The family-run business provides a complete service ranging from willow planting and harvesting, timber processing to wood chip supply and the supply and installation of high efficiency biomass boiler systems. Willow biomass production for bio-energy products […]

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Hard work pays off

16 Sep , 2015  

Thanks to an appetite for hard graft and a willingness to roll up their sleeves, Tommy Prendergast, his wife and sons have made a great success of their agricultural contracting business. Thomas Prendergast Agri is a family farming and agricultural contracting company based in Dangan, Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary, focussed on providing a high-quality service […]

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For all your tractor and agri spares

16 Sep , 2015  

Celebrating 25 years in business, Farm & Industrial Centre in Mallow, Co. Cork is a leading supplier of tractor and agri spare parts. The company’s goal is to offer customers a full range of quality spares at competitive prices, backed up by a superior customer service, expert product knowledge and after sales service. Farm & […]

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F Jenkinson leads the way

15 Sep , 2015  

When it comes to the sale of combine harvesters in Ireland, there is one name that leads the way and that is Carlow based F Jenkinson Ltd. For generations dating back to the early 1900s, the Jenkinson family has been involved in the sales and repair of machinery. Forty years ago this year, Frank Jenkinson […]

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A man who knows his onions

15 Sep , 2015  

Less than a decade ago, Country Crest asked Simon Donohoe to grow some onions. Since then, the Wexford man has developed into Ireland’s premier onion grower. We visited his impressive mixed farm at Curracloe in the Model County to take a look at day-to-day operations and to reflect on the history of this unique and […]

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No more lame excuses …

14 Sep , 2015  

Young Cork woman Maeve O’Keeffe has come up with an innovative solution to combat lameness on Irish farms. The game-changing Inspect4 turnover hydraulic hoof paring crate has garnered top prize for innovation at the Tullamore Show and is creating quite a stir at home and abroad. We travelled to Ballynoe in east Cork to get […]

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Twenty years of MG Plant & Machinery Sales

11 Sep , 2015  

MG Plant & Machinery Sales Ltd is celebrating 20 years in business. The company specialises in the sale and export of quality used construction equipment from most of the recognised brands in the market place, and counts many farmers among its customers. Based in Swinford, Co. Mayo, MG Plant & Machinery Sales is headed up […]

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Delivering quality on a consistent basis

11 Sep , 2015  

Looking for manufacturers of quality animal feed products in Ireland? Look no further than Denn Agri who, since its inception in 1980, has developed a reputation which is the envy of many of its competitors. Established over thirty years ago in Cappoquin by Pat Denn, Denn Agri is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a […]

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A real all-rounder in agri

10 Sep , 2015  

Claremorris, County Mayo-based Dolan Agri offers a vast range of agricultural products and services, including innovative small-scale contracting. We caught up with owner John Dolan to take a close look at this multifaceted, trailblazing operation. Dolan Agri – formerly known as Daniel Dolan Agri Services Ltd. – was founded in 2010 by John Dolan, the […]

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Maintaining a proud family legacy

10 Sep , 2015  

Philip Britton runs a a state-of-the-art dairying operation in Tipperary and has proven himself to be resilient when it has come to absorbing and managing change on the farm he operates with his uncle Michael. The Britton family have been farming at the foot of the picturesque Slievenamon mountains for generations and Philip Britton is […]