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McCullagh Farm Machinary offer a service par excellence

12 Feb , 2015  

McCullagh Farm Machinery has stood the test of time for 23 years. Their unwavering commitment to meeting the demands of their loyal customer base has stood them in good stead. Located on a two acre site at Bellanaleck, Enniskillen, McCullagh Farm Machinery offers an excellent range of new agricultural and plant machinery. On top of […]

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WR Shaw – the New Holland specialists

11 Feb , 2015  

WR Shaw has been trading successfully for over 30 years across Laois, Offaly and north Tipperary. Proud to be dealers for New Holland tractors and spare parts, Managing Director Billy Shaw has no intention of resting on his laurels. It could be said that it is by accident rather than by design that Billy Shaw […]

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Alan Milne Tractors leads the way in Northern Ireland

11 Feb , 2015  

Alan Milne Tractor was set up in 1982 has become one of Ireland’s leading AGCO supplier with Massey Ferguson, Fendt & Challenger Tractors with many other leading brands. The firm supply agricultural machinery to a worldwide audience from their bases in N. Ireland, Newry and Carryduff, while they also supply spares with a dedicated e-commerce […]

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Leslie Farm Supplies offer a top quality service

10 Feb , 2015  

The summer months are a hive activity in the farming community as there is so much to be done in a short time frame. Winter brings about its own perils and although it may not be as hectic as the previous two seasons, it certainly is not a case of downing tools for a couple […]

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Waterfall Farms committed to freshness

10 Feb , 2015  

Waterfall Farms Ltd is a family-run business specialising in the growing, harvesting and preparing of vegetables for the catering trade. Founder Declan Martin explains more about the thriving Co. Cork-based concern. Waterfall Farms Ltd was established in 1998, but the Martin family have been growing vegetables since the early 1970s. On a rundown neglected 50-acre […]

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John Dan’s the man for agri contracting in Down

26 Jan , 2015  

For over half a century, John Dan O’Hare has provided customers in County Down with a top-class agricultural contracting service. We met up with the long-serving Banbridge man to take a look at his impressive fleet and to get an insight into the wide range of services provided. For some, agricultural contracting is simply in […]

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Ireland’s premier supplier of fresh herbs

26 Jan , 2015  

Established in 1988, O’Hanlon Herbs provides Irish customers with a full range of fresh herbs. We met up with company founder / proprietor Tom O’Hanlon at his Glenealy, County Wicklow nursery to take a closer look at this unique operation. From humble beginnings in a small suburban back garden / kitchen in County Dublin some […]

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Sixty years of veterinary excellence

26 Jan , 2015  

Old Church Veterinary Hospital has been delivering quality veterinary care to farm animals and pets in the Donegal region for six decades. Established in Ballyshannon in 1954, the practice also has branch Clinics in Donegal Town and Grange, Co. Sligo as well as a newly-opened veterinary supplies outlet in Grange. Nowadays, Gerard Gilligan and Nicholas […]

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Cairns Contracting is a spreading success story

23 Jan , 2015  

Celebrating 15 years in business, Cairns Contracting has been providing its customers with the kind of efficient service which keeps them coming back again and again. Irish Tractor spoke to company owner Garth Cairns to find out more about the County Armagh-based outfit. Since 1999, Garth Cairns has been operating his own agricultural contracting business […]

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Dairypower – leading manufacturers of high-quality farm equipment

21 Jan , 2015  

Cork-based Dairypower Equipment is Ireland’s premier designer and manufacturer of high-quality farm equipment, with three main products in its range: automatic hydraulic yard scraper systems; slurry aeration systems; and milking machine systems. We met up with financial manager John O’Brien to take a closer look at this outstanding operation. Dairypower Equipment (O’Donovan Dairy Services Ltd.) […]

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