For almost 20 years now, Dungarvan Tyre Centre in Co Waterford has been first choice for its customers throughout the south east. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Managing Director Phil Flynn to learn more about the company and the top of the range tyres which they carry. This is very much the busy […]
Launched just over a decade ago, Martin Supplies has quickly established itself as one of the island’s premier agricultural machinery dealers. This has been achieved by sourcing a wide range of high-quality equipment at the best possible price as well as providing outstanding levels of backup service. We dropped into the well-stocked showroom on Nutts […]
Combining a large fleet of machinery with decades of experience, Pa Carroll Agri provides farmers across North Kerry with a large range of agricultural services. We travelled to Causeway and caught up with Jerome O’Connell to find out more about this long-running family enterprise. Pa Carroll Agri has been providing silage, slurry, grass seeding and […]
Run by the McKay family on the grasslands of Maghera in County Derry, the prize-winning Ampertaine Limousin herd is one of the most sought-after in the UK and Ireland. We took a trip to the impressive 250-acre Mid Ulster family farm and met up with James McKay to find out more about this outstanding operation. […]
Hood Engineering & Agri Parts in Co Tyrone has established a strong bond with its customers since opening its doors in 2005. Founder Anthony Hood spoke to Irish Tractor & Agri recently and explained all about what exactly the business has to offer. These are busy times at Hood Engineering & Agri Parts and Anthony […]
Few farms in Ireland, if any, have embraced modern technology quite like Glen South Farm in Banteer, Co. Cork which was the first beef farm in Europe to introduce the innovative Lely Vector Feeding System in January 2014. Glen South Farm, which is owned by Frank Murphy, CEO of Monex Financial Services in Killarney, is […]
Jeremiah Duggan Agricultural Contractor Ltd is one of Cork’s longest established farm contracting firms. Established in 1959, the family-run business provides a complete service, including silage cutting, corn harvesting, baling, slurry spreading, dung spreading, hedge-cutting, excavation / drainage work and stone crushing. Operating from the middle of Dunmanway in West Cork, the company was set […]
Carroll Produce in Lusk, Co. Dublin is Ireland’s largest spring onion farm. Owned and run by Paul Carroll, the 400-acre holding also produces celery, leek, cabbage and lettuce of the highest quality. Paul has followed in his father Barney’s footsteps by growing vegetables on the family farm in north Co. Dublin. Barney grew tomatoes in […]
Gavin Cromwell is a farrier-turned-racehorse trainer based near Navan in Co. Meath. His passion for horses, coupled with the wealth of knowledge he has gained from working in various trainers’ yards, has enabled him to become a successful trainer in his own right. Horses have been part of Gavin’s life for as long as he […]
Farming has evolved considerably over the years as the methods and techniques used to get the best from the land and livestock have certainly moved with the times. Anyone not willing to adapt to these changes are being left behind in terms of development as Ireland continues to be a leading player in the world […]
