A further choice of hard wearing replacements for original soil-engaging parts on tillage equipment has been introduced by Spaldings as the newly-appointed exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for the ACREplus range from Milson Foundry in New Zealand. The range comprises plain and winged points for subsoilers and cultivators made to accurate patterns to […]
Earls Engineering Ltd recently celebrated their 30th anniversary so Irish Tractor & Agri felt it was time for a catch up with the Galway firm. Office Manager John Leahy was able to fill us in on what has been going on with the company as of late. Things are busy at Earls Engineering Ltd these […]
Farm machinery is expensive to buy, but they are essential pieces of equipment for anyone involved in the agricultural sector to carry out their duties on a daily basis. So when farmers go to part with their hard earned cash, they want a reliable and efficient service that doesn’t end once they leave the dealer […]
2017 sees Thomas Devane Ltd reach the noteworthy milestone of 35 years in business. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Thomas who emphasised the importance of ‘doing the job right’. Agricultural contractor Thomas Devane Ltd has been satisfying the needs of its loyal customer base ever since 1982. Offering a wide range of services, […]
Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Paschal O’Shea of Kilsheelan Limestone Quarries Ltd who gave us the low-down on the burgeoning business he runs in conjunction with his wife Deirdre. The Quarry industry is a significant sector of the Irish economy. Though production levels are significantly reduced from those of 2008 there are still […]
Tractamotors Agri is one of Ireland’s premier importers and distributors of agricultural machinery. We travelled to the company’s well-appointed facility on Cavan town’s Dublin Road and caught up with manager James Clarke to find out more about this exceptional operation and the excellent range of equipment supplied through dealers nationwide. The Tractamotors name may be […]
The IFA’s National Liquid Milk Committee Chairman John Finn talks us through their Milk Wise 2025 strategy. In April 2016, The IFA National Liquid Milk Committee elected Galway dairy farmer John Finn to succeed Teddy Cashman as their Chairman for four years. John milks 150 cows near Oranmore with his wife Joan and son Eavan, […]
Castlerea Co-Operative Livestock Mart is synonymous with high quality livestock and offering the highest standard of sales and after-sales is at the core of the business, according to General Manager Brendan Egan. That goes a long way towards explaining how they have successfully managed to stand the test of time. One of the leading livestock […]
Massey Ferguson is unveiling a new-generation rotary combine harvester range which promises a major step forward in performance and productivity for business-orientated farmers. Among a host of exceptional new features, models in the IDEAL from Massey Ferguson line-up offer the biggest integral grain-tank capacity now available on the European market, the fastest unloading rate and […]
Four years ago, two of Ireland’s longest-established timber processing companies – the Grainger Group and the Palfab Group – merged to give rise to GP Wood. Investments of nigh on €20m in its two plants at Enniskeane and Lissarda, have seen the new company quickly establish itself as one of Ireland’s largest and most advanced […]
