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Cunningham Agri Contractors fully focused on farmers’ needs

12 Sep , 2023  

For a dozen years and counting, Cunningham Agri Contractors have been delivering a full range of prompt, efficient and professional agri contracting services to meet the exact needs of farmers within a 30km radius of Tuam in County Galway. We headed west and caught up with founder and proprietor Barry Cunningham to find out more […]

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Talamh Contracts has hit the ground running 

6 Sep , 2023  

Operating out of Lusk, Co Dublin, Talamh Contracts Ltd is an environmental road maintenance specialist and contracting business renowned for its excellent service. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant caught up with company co-director Cillian Burke to find out what it has been up to lately.  Business continues to go strong at Talamh Contracts since being […]

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“Forests are best served by farmers” – Marina Conway (Western Forestry Co-op)

30 Aug , 2023  

Thanks to the unprecedented range of generous supports available to farmers, there has never been a better time to consider combining farming and forestry. We touched base with Western Forestry Co-op CEO Marina Conway to look at the many benefits of farm afforestation and why it is imperative that farmers retain ownership of their land. […]

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Synonymous with grain handling and drying equipment

23 Aug , 2023  

Panford Ltd has been providing grain handling and drying equipment solutions to farmers since 1965. Established by Liam O’Brien and now fronted by his son Fergus, Panford Ltd is a leading manufacturer of grain handling equipment, grain dryers, dust, fume and odour control systems, industrial fan applications and heating systems. The family-run business offers a […]

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Rachel leading by example at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry 

17 Aug , 2023  

Recently appointed to the role of Farm Operations Manager at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry, Rachel McNamara is imbued with a tremendous passion for and innate understanding of all things farming. We interrupted the Cork woman’s busy schedule to get an update on activities at Ireland’s premier working agri college.  Nestling within a 550-acre estate of […]

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Hunter Kane & Son expands product lines

15 Aug , 2023  

These are exciting times for Hunter Kane & Son who recently added SlurryQuip, Indespension and Carter to their impressive stable of product lines, and received an award in November 2021 for being the largest Pottinger silage wagon dealer in the UK and Ireland, and fifth largest in the world. Based in Ballintoy, just outside Ballycastle in Co. Antrim, Hunter Kane & Son […]

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A professional fallen animal collection service

10 Aug , 2023  

Ward Waste Products Ltd in Tournafulla, Co. Limerick has been providing a professional fallen animal collection service for over 60 years. The family-run business also specialises in all aspects of waste management, including general haulage and skip hire. Operating all over Munster under the Department of Agriculture’s Fallen Animals Scheme, Ward Waste Products was established […]

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GP Wood growing sustainability – like its forests

2 Aug , 2023  

GP Wood is one of Ireland’s largest suppliers of sawn softwood products and this past April saw a significant milestone reached for the Cork-based company. Therefore, Irish Tractor & Agri Plant felt the timing was perfect to profile the country’s busiest and most technologically advanced sawmill operation. The busy times continue at GP Wood where […]

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McGuigan Brothers are a cut above the rest

27 Jul , 2023  

McGuigan Brothers Agri Contracts have been providing an exceptional contracting service to farmers from their Middletown, Co. Armagh base for the past 40 years. Specialising in pit silage, whole crop silage, slurry spreading, ploughing, reseeding and shakerating / subsoiling, the business is run by brothers Malachy and Kevin McGuigan along with Malachy’s sons Mark and Padraig. Malachy and Kevin learned […]

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Girl power to the fore at O’Donoghue Agri

25 Jul , 2023  

Agri contracting is a way of life for the O’Donoghue family in Banogue, Co. Limerick where girl power is alive and well. Founder Mike O’Donoghue is joined in the business by his wife Marjorie, sons Micheál and Ger, and daughters Claire and Karen. Last year, Karen was the only woman to feature on the popular ‘Contractors’ series on TG4. The seven-part […]