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The generation game

12 Jun , 2015  

The Chambers family have been involved in agricultural contracting for three generations and their name is synonymous with reliability when it comes to providing a complete service from plough to harvest. Specialising in all areas of agricultural contracting, Chambers Agri-Contracts Ltd, which is owned and managed by Richard Chambers with the assistance of his two […]

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A Premier Mushroom business in every way

12 Jun , 2015  

Since its inception in 1999, Stablefield Ltd. in County Tipperary has developed into one of Ireland’s premier mushroom production businesses. We met up with founder / proprietor Tom Sweeney to take a look at the history and ongoing success of this thriving family business. Fifteen years ago, Tom Sweeney took his first tentative steps into […]

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Maximise your dairy profits with Grassland Agro

11 Jun , 2015  

In a post quota environment with volatile milk prices, efficiency will be key to making your farm business profitable. New and innovative farm inputs will be required to ensure you optimise performance from your farm. Grassland Agro specialises in speciality fertilisers, soil conditioners and mineral blocks as well as producing a range of innovative dairy […]

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The livestock transport specialists

10 Jun , 2015  

Operating from the Glens of Antrim, McCurdy Livestock Transport is one of Ireland’s most respected livestock transport companies. The family-run concern transports all types of cattle, including commercial, pedigree beef cattle and dairy cattle as well as pigs, sheep and goats throughout Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. McCurdy Livestock Transport was founded in 1996 […]

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Coolrain celebrate landmark

10 Jun , 2015  

Success in business can be gauged by its longevity as any company that has come through two recessions in Ireland must be doing something right! And that is certainly the case for Coolrain Sawmills Ltd which first started producing garden, fencing, timber panels, decking, timber entrance & field gates and commercial timbers in 1984. The […]

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A third generation potato business

9 Jun , 2015  

The Griffin’s have been growing potatoes in Carrigaline, Co. Cork since the 1940s. The third generation family business takes great pride in growing and packing a wide variety of potatoes which are sold in shops and supermarkets throughout Munster. In the county where it is said that Sir Walter Raleigh planted the first potatoes in […]

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Catering for all your slurry storage and handling needs

8 Jun , 2015  

Operating from Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Tank Storage Systems is a market leader in the supply and installation of Permastore tanks and all aspects of slurry handling. The long-established family-run business supplies new and used tanks for the agricultural market along with umbilical systems for slurry handling, pumps, hose and other ancillary products. The company was […]

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Moving forward with Stealth

8 Jun , 2015  

Stealth Manufacturing Ltd. is an award-winning enterprise which has been established by Nenagh-based contractor John Kennedy to design and engineer cutting–edge agricultural machinery. We met up with John to discuss the success to date, product range (including the Kompactor 40) and future hopes of his pioneering company. Stealth Manufacturing was chosen as overall winner of […]

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A premium tractor parts service

5 Jun , 2015  

Supplying a complete range of tractor parts for all makes and models, George Milliken Tractors has been providing an unrivalled service to a growing list of satisfied customers for a quarter of a century. We popped into the company’s spacious, well-appointed and well-stocked yard in Dromore, County Down and got an insight into the history, […]

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Set in concrete

4 Jun , 2015  

The farmer has always been the “backbone” of Tracey Concrete’s business. Sales Manager Kevin Collins tells Irish Tractor & Agri how the Fermanagh-based company has never forgotten its agricultural roots. Established by Managing Director Patsy Tracey, Enniskillen-based Tracey Concrete has been supplying precast products to the farming industry for over 30 years. “We started as […]