M & R Hamilton are a family run agri contracting outfit in Co Tyrone which has been offering its customers a reliable service for more than 25 years now. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more from one half of the company’s directorship, Marcus Hamilton. Based in Douglas Bridge, Strabane, Co Tyrone, M & R Hamilton […]
The latest-generation Komatsu WA320-8 wheel loader – a machine that, in recent years, has proven itself popular amongst contractors for whom large volume silage work is a major activity – has arrived in Ireland. Distributed by McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill and Rathcoole, the new machine is said to be attracting strong interest, with ‘a number […]
The Hessin name is synonymous with reliable and quality agricultural contracting work around the mid-Ulster region. Irish Tractor & Agri magazine caught up with Harold Hessin who runs the well established contracting business, as well as the family farm, alongside his brother Wilbert. Whatever your agricultural needs, Hessin Bros has the equipment and personnel to […]
A market-leader in Ireland and the UK for auto-reset grass subsoilers and grass disc drills since 1995, Erth Engineering is now exporting its products to New Zealand, Australia, Holland and Norway. Managing director David McCoubrey explains more. From its state-of-the-art manufacturing and profiling facility near Downpatrick in Co. Down, Erth Engineering produces a range of […]
Pat Walsh Agri Services has earned a glowing reputation for its excellence in agricultural contracting from the days of its origins back in the late 1970’s. Irish Tractor and Agri spoke to the man himself to learn more about the history of the business and find out what they have been up to lately. Based […]
Dunany Flour counts President Michael D. Higgins amongst its customers. If it’s good enough for Ireland’s first citizen then it’s good enough for the rest of us. We spoke to Andrew Workman of Dunany Flour who was nominated for Tillage Farmer of the Year at the Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Year […]
Jimmy Purcell, who is farming in Clonmel Co. Tipperary, was today named the “Hybrid Barley Grower of the Year 2017” at a prizegiving ceremony in Carlow. The competition, which had participation from farmers across the country, aims to reward farmers who have leveraged the unique strengths in Hybrid Barley’s genetics in order to grow an […]
O’Keeffe Sawmills Ltd in Lismore, Co. Waterford enjoys a very healthy relationship with the local farming community as manager Bernard O’Keeffe explains. Established in 1974, O’Keeffe Sawmills is a leading supplier of wooden pallets, boxes, crates, construction timber, timber decking, timber gates and fencing posts and rails to a wide range of customers throughout Ireland. […]
Modern technology has seen huge advancements in the way that farming practices are conducted these days. Time is of the essence in the farming community and with the machinery available, work can be done many times quicker than was the case in the past. Agricultural contractors have embraced the new machinery with open arms as […]
There are many standards to be met with regards the quality of tyres used on vehicles these days and with new regulations that have been introduced, the tyre industry and indeed motorists are benefiting hugely. EC regulations requires tyres to have performance labels, with the aim of encouraging people to purchase tyres with superior environmental […]
