Since the introduction of Grimme machinery in Ireland, the farm machinery manufacturer has gone from strength to strength and as the company moved to a brand new premises in Stephenstown, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, a new chapter begins. In 2016, Christoph Grimme turned the sod on their newly acquired site at units 6 & 7 in […]
Clare Marts Ltd is a farmer-owned co-operative which consists of 2,500 shareholders and has an annual turnover of €73 million. Irish Tractor & Agri heard all about the Ennis-headquartered co-op from its General Manager and Secretary, Martin McNamara recently. Four marts and 2,500 shareholders would put pressure on any General Manager, but Martin McNamara has […]
For more than a decade now, Hogan Tractors have been the main tractor dealers for New Holland Agriculture in Galway and South Roscommon. Managing Director Michael Hogan told Irish Tractor & Agri all about the family-run business. Based in Eyrecourt, Co Galway, Hogan Tractors is a family-run tractor business which was set-up 46 years ago, originally selling and servicing […]
For farmers seeking a reputable and professional farm advisory firm to assist with TAMS (farm grant) applications, Carroll Consultancy delivers all-encompassing assistance from design stage, planning permission / exemption through to grant application and payment. We touched base with MD Breian Carroll to find out more. For many farmers, the process of securing the grants […]
2017 was a year Jimmy Purcell won’t soon forget having been named the Hybrid Barley Grower of the Year in August. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with the Tipperary man towards the tail end of the year to learn more about his exploits. Success breeds success. The old saying rings through when you take […]
Celebrating 60 years in business in 2018, Kingdom Co-Operative Livestock Mart Ltd is one of the longest-established marts in the country. Mondays and Tuesdays are the two big days in the week when it plays host to a general cattle sale and a calves / weanlings sale respectively. Kingdom Co-Op Mart in Tralee has been […]
Winning the Fruit and Vegetable Agribusiness of the Year 2017 represents a hat trick for Meade Potato Company, having won the coveted award in 2015 and 2016. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more from those behind the running of the Co Meath based firm. Eleanor Meade is the Business Operations Manager of the Meade Potato […]
Teemore Engineering Ltd have always prided themselves in designing and supplying outstanding products. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Sales Manager Ray Foy to find out more about the Co Fermanagh-based firm. These are heady times at Teemore Engineering Ltd. In fact, Sales Manager Ray Foy went as far as to say that 2017 […]
For more than three decades, Trevor Nuzum Construction & Plant Hire have been delivering unrivalled farm building solutions from their Arklow base. We visited the Garden County and caught up with the eponymous founder / proprietor to get an insight into this exceptional family operation which specialises in concrete works, demolition, site development and a […]
Pig production in Ireland continues to be the third most important sector in terms of agricultural output, after beef and dairy. Most pig production is carried out in integrated pig units. These comprise of a breeding, rearing and fattening unit. The pigs are born and reared on the same farm. The advantages of this are […]
