Liam and Dolores O’Donovan from West Cork were declared the winners in the Best Protein Production category at the 2018 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards is an annual national award programme which recognises standards of excellence in dairy farming. Dairy co-operatives throughout the country are invited to […]
Des Hunt (Ballydaly) Ltd. has been providing unrivalled agricultural contracting services across the mid-Roscommon region for the past 44 years. Irish Tractor & Agri interrupted Nathan Hunt’s busy Spring schedule to find out more about this exceptional second-generation family business. Nearly four-and-a-half decades ago, hard-working Ballydaly, Tulsk, County Roscommon based farmer Des Hunt started offering […]
Murray Agri in Co Mayo continues to offer a top quality service to its clients all throughout the west of the country. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more from the man running the show down in Balla these days, Calum Murray. Still very much a family operation, Murray Agri has not only concentrates on silage […]
A recent study by Teagasc has reported strong demand for its forestry clinics from both farmers and non-farmers. There has been a particular increase in farmers under 40 who were interested in planting land. These farmers are mostly farming part-time and are looking for a way to make their farms more profitable in the long-term. […]
Clingan Contracts is a long-running and popular agricultural contracting business providing an unrivalled service from the heart of Ulster. We dropped into the third-generation family business’ base in County Down and got an insight into day-to-day operations from joint-proprietor Steven Clingan. County Down based Clingan Contracts specialises in all aspects of agricultural contracting – silage, […]
Set-up over three decades ago, Hickey Engineering is today very much a leading supplier of structural steel & cladding throughout the country’s midlands. Founder and owner Tony Hickey told Irish Tractor & Agri all about a thriving company which has earned itself a glowing reputation over the years. These days business is going well at […]
Pioneering whole-tree harvesting in Ireland, Worrell Harvesting are leading the way in wood biomass. Irish Tractor & Agri travelled to Ballybrittas in County Laois and interrupted founder Kenneth Worrell’s busy schedule to get an update on developments at this progressive, family-run company, which provides a complete range of forestry services. As the complete forestry company, […]
The winner of the inaugural Hooper Dolan sponsored Waterford Farm Safety Awards in association with Teagasc was announced back in January and Noel and Sinead Griffin walked away with a Waterford Crystal trophy and €2,000 prize money. The judging panel for the awards consisted of John McNamara, Teagasc health and safety officer; Sue Phelan, Kildalton […]
Over the past 30 years and counting, T McBrearty Livestock Haulage has provided exceptional services to farmers across the Donegal region. We caught up with the eponymous founder and owner Tony McBrearty – who does some farming himself – to get an update on day-to-day activities. As a fully-subscribed member of the farming community, Tony […]
Fencing products play an integral role in the agricultural industry. A common sight on any Irish farm are paling posts erected in fields. For many of us, there is nothing to a fencing post, it’s just a generally rounded piece of timber that is placed in the ground, but for farmers it is a mainstay […]
