The good work that farmers do more often than not goes unrecognised, but there are certain competitions out there that celebrate the work being done in the agricultural industry. The Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards are all about recognising and rewarding the very best in Irish Farming. The Awards are […]
Celebrating 50 years in business, Riddell Bros. are one of Northern Ireland’s premier suppliers of new and used tractors and agricultural machinery, holding main agencies for Valtra, Tuff Mac and Hi-Spec. We dropped into their well-appointed Maghera, Londonderry base to find out more about the proud history and current well-being of this exceptional family business […]
Noel O’Rourke Plant Hire Ltd. provides exceptional tree cutting solutions and has been carrying out contract work for the ESB for 21 years. We dropped into their base in Ballinamore, County Leitrim and caught up with Owen McCarthy to find out more about the full range of plant hire and tree care / hedge cutting […]
Over the past 16 years, Colin Ramsey Agricultural Contracting in Co Derry has been providing a first class service for its customers all around the Coleraine area and beyond. The man himself was good enough to take time out of his busy schedule during silage season to tell us more. During the initial years of […]
Since taking over the family farm 20 years ago, David and Paul Hyland in Ballacolla, Co Laois are still doing what they love and milking all year round. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up David to learn more about the second generation family business. They say success breeds success. It seems to be the case […]
Perhaps best known these days as one of the settings for the hit TV series Game of Thrones, Shanes Castle is a working Estate consisting of about 800 acres of farmland and 1,000 acres of woodland on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh between Randalstown and Antrim town. A farming enterprise first and foremost, the […]
Established a decade ago, Winters Renewables install, service and supply biomass boiler systems and woodchip to commercial businesses north and south of the border. As well as harvesting 130 acres of willow, founder Gavin Winters also operates a new anaerobic digestion plant on his farm, supplying 500kw per hour to the electricity grid. We dropped […]
Specialising in pit silage and round bales – and a whole lot more besides! – McHugh & Harrington Agri Contractors have been offering exceptional levels of service for more than three decades. We visited their Boyle, County Roscommon base to get an insight into this superb family-run operation from co-founder Roger McHugh and his nephew, […]
The Brennan family in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny is synonymous with breeding international sport horses. Their Mill House Stud has produced many great showjumpers, including last year’s Aga Khan winner MHS Going Global. The Brennan breeding success began on the family farm in Kilkenny where Tom and Ita Brennan instilled a passion for horses in their […]
Dunleer farmer Michael Callan is one such farmer that despite extending his dairy herd over the last number of years, has seen the price in milk fall considerably. “Getting rid of the milk quota didn’t really have a huge effect on the price of milk. The world market did and that is what will […]
