A farmer from Northern Ireland says his working day has been transformed by Michelin’s new AxioBib 2 tractor tyres – after becoming the first person in the country to fit a set. Richard Lyons – who farms hens for free-range eggs alongside 180 acres of wheat and barley with his father on their 250-acre farm […]
Based in Donabate, Co Dublin, Irritec are specialists in irrigation technology. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with company Managing Director Paul Kunkels to find out more about the family business. These are fairly busy times at Irritec and Managing Director Paul Kunkels wouldn’t have it any other way. With its origins dating back to […]
The first annual memorial run in memory of Cormac Murphy will be held in Virginia Transport, Maghera Co. Cavan on Sunday 10 December 2017. Tractors, trucks, vintage cars, bike are all welcome. Registration is from 11am to 1pm and the run starts at 2pm at Virginia Transport Admission is €20 and for any further details text […]
Health and safety along with hygiene are certainly to the forefront of all industries now and that includes the agriculture sector. Irish land has suffered a great deal of flooding in recent years, while yards, sheds and milking parlous have to be kept in exceptional condition and to do this almost every farmer in Ireland […]
A delegation from Komatsu Forest recently visited the Rathcoole-based headquarters of McHale Plant Sales on Greenogue Industrial Estate in the wake of its appointment to distribute their range of timber harvesting and forwarding machinery in Ireland, north and south. Led by its president and chief executive officer, Mitsuru Ueno, the delegation viewed the company’s facilities and met with staff […]
Specialising in precision chop pit silage, as well as providing a comprehensive range of other solutions including, straw baling and slurry speading, KMAC Agri Services is one of Meath’s premier agricultural contractors. We caught up with founder Kevin Meade at his Lobinstown base to find out more about his stunning fleet of machinery and the […]
As well as being one of Munster’s premier timber processors, Spellmans Timber Ltd. also manufacture and supply high-quality potato boxes. We visited their modern production facility in Kilcummin, County Kerry and caught up with director Glenn Spellman to find out more about this exceptional family business. Every year, between the months of July and December, […]
Tinsley Contracts in Co Down is a family-run agri contracting firm with a rich tradition in the business. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more about the company and its fleet of John Deere tractors from Samuel and Richard Tinsley. The busiest period of the year is just around the corner for Tinsley Contracts and father […]
Farming is all about margins and Grass Technology Ltd.’s Grass Tech Grazer – the brainchild of industrial engineer and farmer Jim Barron – is the ideal solution for dairy farmers looking to maximise output from their herd and pasture while keeping production costs to a minimum. We travelled to Borris in County Carlow to find […]
Operating out of Redhills in County Cavan, Harefort Ltd. offers a professional and dependable dead animal collection service. We met up with Colm Mulvaney to find out more about the prompt, humane, fully-certified and cost-effective services provided. For professional, no-nonsense fallen animal collection that offers farmers unbeatable service levels with a minimum of fuss and […]
