The outstanding performance of JCB’s six-tonne capacity Loadall 560-80 telescopic handler can now be exploited with the added finesse of hydrostatic drive while still packing a punch on bulk re-handling and loading with the AGRI Pro version due to make its UK debut at the LAMMA show, Peterborough in January 2018. The new Loadall 560-80 […]
Mention the word strawberry in Ireland and what immediately springs to mind only the sunny south east and Wexford in particular. The Model County is synonymous with the delicious fruit and is without doubt the leading area in the country to produce such a succulent fruit. It is a well known fact that Wexford and […]
Trading for almost a century, Woodfarm Fencing Supplies Ltd is a leading supplier of fencing posts, rail timber, creosote posts and all related fencing accessories to customers in Ireland and the UK. The company strives to provide a high-quality product at competitive prices and is proud to be a rural business providing jobs in the […]
McAuliffe Pig Farm run three farms in Co Kerry and Shane McAuliffe talks to us about the day-to-day running of the business. Pig production ranks third in importance behind beef and dairy in terms of economic value at the farm gate in Ireland. The 2010 Census of Agriculture found that there were 1,200 farms in […]
With more than 50 years’ experience in the industry, Rochford Agri Contractors in Co Wexford continue to add to their clientele list thanks to a glowing reputation. Rick Rochford filled Irish Tractor & Agri in on what they’ve been up to lately. Based in Kilmannon, Cleariestown, Co Wexford, Rochford Agri Contractors’ origins date back to […]
At Artramon Farm, Servaas Dodebier oversees a unique Irish dairy operation imbued with quality, class and an identity all of its own. We travelled to this spectacular country estate in Castlebridge, County Wexford and caught up with the affable, long-serving farm manager to find out more about one of Ireland’s premier dairy enterprises. Owned by […]
Culbert & Sons Tree Care is an outstanding second-generation, family-run business based in Ballinasloe, County Galway, boasting over four decades of experience of arboriculture. We caught up with Seamus Culbert to get an insight into the continued success of this exceptional operation, which provides a full range of tree surgery services. An A-rated, ESB-approved contractor […]
Case IH’s new ActiveDrive 8 version of its latest Maxxum Multicontroller tractor range has been awarded the Machine of the Year title for 2018. Judged by a panel of European agricultural magazine editors, the accolade has been given in recognition of the performance and cost-saving benefits the new transmission and other range developments bring to this […]
The Case IH product range is to be sold and serviced in a new territory in the Midlands, thanks to the appointment of D & E McHugh in picturesque Co Longford. Based just outside Longford town, D & E McHugh is a family-run business with over 48 years’ experience in agricultural machinery. Brothers Derek and […]
The European Parliament recently accepted a proposal with which stricter conditions will be imposed within the European Union on the use of antibiotics in animals. Since 2011, medicinal feed has been banned in the Netherlands, but that is far from the case in the rest of the countries in the EU. However, a change may […]
