There was delight for the Ronaldson family at the Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards at The Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin on Friday, May 26 2017 when they scooped the Tillage Farmer of the Year award for their modern use of technology on their 300-acre farm near Ballymore Eustace in Co. […]
For more than three decades, PFM Machinery & Fabrication has served the farming community with outstanding service levels when it comes to manufacturing and erecting high-quality steel sheds and agricultural buildings. We travelled to Rathangan in County Kildare and spoke to managing director Pauric Fitzpatrick to find out more about the wide range of products […]
In Ireland, hedges are of exceptional importance as habitats, particularly for birds but also for wild flowers, shrubs and trees and provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife and enhance the diversity of nature in our countryside. However, from time to time our hedges and trees need to be cut back or in […]
Tyres-4-U provides the agri sector with an unrivalled mobile tyre repair and fitting service. We travelled to the picturesque Meath village of Stamullen, on the Dublin border, and caught up with proprietor Mick McManus at his modern premises to find out more about this highly-regarded, family-run operation. For the past eight-plus years, Tyres-4-U has been […]
In business for over 100 years, Chambers Agri Contracts Ltd is one of the largest contractors in the northern half of the country. From its base in Latton, Co. Monaghan, the family-run operation covers a wide area comprising counties Monaghan, Cavan, Louth, Meath and north county Dublin. Chambers Agri Contracts Ltd has come a long […]
Technology in machinery has evolved considerably over the years and there are innovations on an almost weekly basis as companies look to get the edge on their competitors with new products. It takes a certain type of person to not only come up with these ideas, but to also make them a reality as well […]
Down has always been a trailblazer when it comes to securing All-Ireland titles so it was hardly a major surprise when a dairy farm from the Mourne County became Northern Ireland’s first recipient of the prestigious National Farmyard Award. The honour went to Hillcrest Farm in Dromore and we caught up with Beattie Lilburn, who […]
WEST TYRE is an independent family-run business with over 25 years’ experience in the tyre industry in the Mayo / Galway region. Operating in Ballinrobe since 2006, the company recently opened a second tyre centre in Westport to cater for its growing customer-base. While the WEST TYRE name has only been around for a decade, […]
Darmody Fencing is a long established fencing business in Co. Tipperary which is home to an impressive range of high quality fencing products and fencing services. Situated on the old Dublin-Cork road, just outside Littleton in Co. Tipperary, Darmody Fencing has been committed to providing its customers with the ultimate in quality, service and value […]
At the prestigious national Q Mark Awards ceremony in late September, Manor Farm Chicken was chosen from a very strong field as overall winner in Hygiene & Food Safety. Earlier in the night, the industry-leading, eighth-generation family business also scooped the Best Quality Certified Poultry Plant in Ireland award to make it another night to […]
