At just 21 years of age, Alex Butler from Streete in Co. Westmeath was the youngest finalist in the 2018 Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Years Awards. Shortlisted in the Tillage category, the judges were hugely impressed by his forward-thinking methods and expanding enterprise. One of the highlights of the farming year, […]
A huge honour was bestowed upon John Cullen from Ballymurn, Enniscorthy on November 1st, when he was named as the Tillage Farmer of the Year at the fifth annual Zurich Insurance Farmer of the Year Awards. We travelled to County Wexford and interrupted John’s busy schedule to find out what it means to him to […]
John Phelan of Kilkenny was celebrating on the double at the 2018 Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards back in November. The 35-year-old walked away with the ‘Beef Farmer of the Year’ and ‘Excellence in Farm Safety’ accolades. He revealed the secrets of his success to Irish Tractor & Agri… The […]
Michael Spellman has been President of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) since June, 2018. Irish Tractor & Agri touched base with the popular Roscommon man to see how he’s getting on in his new role. Upon his election as President of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society on June 1st, 2018, Michael Spellman alluded to […]
Patrick Brennan from Ballingarry, Roscrea came to national prominence on Thursday, November 1st when he was named as the 2018 Zurich Insurance Dairy Farmer of the Year. We travelled to the Premier County and met the modest Tipp man, who fronts a no-frills 400-acre dairy enterprise. It was a proud moment indeed for Ballingarry man […]
Established in May 2010, Danso Machinery Ltd is a family-run business serving the needs of the agriculture, horticulture, groundcare and domestic sectors. The Co. Wexford-based company supplies a range of products, including flail mowers, hedge cutters, grass toppers, ploughs, trailers, slurry tankers, ride-on mowers and log splitters, and is an agent for leading brands such […]
Quality feed and animal health are the key ingredients of O’Kelly’s Feed Mills and Piggery’s winning formula, according to Con O’Kelly junior. The O’Kelly’s pig business has been a permanent fixture on the Borris, County Carlow landscape for over a century. Today, Con O’Kelly junior is maintaining and building on a proud family tradition, running […]
There was double delight for Hughes Farming Ltd at the Kilkenny Business Awards on Saturday, November 17 last when the dynamic crop and vegetable grower scooped the Agri Business of the Year and Overall Business of the Year Awards. Over 500 guests attended the Awards which were hosted by RTE personality Mary Kennedy and acknowledge […]
Clive Pratt Garages in Co Cavan celebrated 30 years in business in 2018, so Irish Tractor & Agri felt it was time to learn all about a company which specialises in sourcing and supplying agricultural equipment from the man himself. Based in Cavan Town, Clive Pratt Garages has earned itself a reputation down through the […]
T & E Dunne Plant Hire in Co Laois has developed a glowing reputation for providing its clientele with an excellent service. Tom Dunne told Irish Tractor & Agri all about this family company which is fast-approaching a decade since first setting up in the O’Moore County. It seems there has been no let up […]
