Tractamotors Agri is one of Ireland’s premier importers and distributors of agricultural machinery. We travelled to the company’s well-appointed facility on Cavan town’s Dublin Road and caught up with manager James Clarke to find out more about this exceptional operation and the excellent range of equipment supplied through dealers nationwide. The Tractamotors name may be […]
The IFA’s National Liquid Milk Committee Chairman John Finn talks us through their Milk Wise 2025 strategy. In April 2016, The IFA National Liquid Milk Committee elected Galway dairy farmer John Finn to succeed Teddy Cashman as their Chairman for four years. John milks 150 cows near Oranmore with his wife Joan and son Eavan, […]
Castlerea Co-Operative Livestock Mart is synonymous with high quality livestock and offering the highest standard of sales and after-sales is at the core of the business, according to General Manager Brendan Egan. That goes a long way towards explaining how they have successfully managed to stand the test of time. One of the leading livestock […]
Four years ago, two of Ireland’s longest-established timber processing companies – the Grainger Group and the Palfab Group – merged to give rise to GP Wood. Investments of nigh on €20m in its two plants at Enniskeane and Lissarda, have seen the new company quickly establish itself as one of Ireland’s largest and most advanced […]
Craigavon, County Armagh-based OBE Waste and Agri Engineering Ltd was named Farm Supplier/Machinery Company of the Year at the Farming Life and Danske Bank Awards 2016 last October. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with company partner Darryl Hylands who traced the company’s roots from humble beginnings to market leader in its chosen field. The […]
The Harkin brothers from Bridgend, Co. Donegal are one of the leading potato growers in the country and even have the awards to prove it, including the coveted Bord Bia ‘Potato Grower of the Year’ accolade which they won a decade ago. From humble beginnings, Harkin Bros Potatoes Ltd has become one of Donegal’s largest […]
Millbank Farm is one of Ireland’s leading turnip and leek producers. Based in Killinchy on the western shores of Strangford Lough in Co. Down, the farm has been growing and selecting only quality fresh produce for over 40 years. Originally beef and dairy farmers, the McGowan family has been involved in commercial turnip production since […]
JDS Agri Contracts Ltd is a third-generation agricultural contracting firm based in Downpatrick, Co. Down. It was established in 1959 by the late James Douglas and is now run by his son Adrian with the help of his sons Mark and Stuart. From humble beginnings, JDS (James Douglas & Son) Agri Contracts Ltd has grown […]
Located in the Ardmore area of Co Waterford is the Prendergast family who have for many decades now provided an agricultural contracting service to the farmers in the locality. Established by Pat Prendergast and his brothers James and John, they have been supplying a wide range of services to their loyal customer base for 55 […]
Patrick Darcy provides farmers in West Clare and beyond with a wide range of services, including engineering, agri contracting and plant hire. We dropped into his Ballymakea, Mullagh base to find out more about an excellent, long-established family business that dates back some three-and-a-half decades. In West Clare, farmers have a family run business they […]
