Operating out of Monaglough in Arklow, Co Wicklow, William Foster Tractors Ltd is a leader in the supply of New Holland products throughout the south east and all over Ireland. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant touched base with Keith Foster (Sales) to hear more about the most popular machines the company has on offer and […]
Wilsons Auctions, Ireland and the UK’s largest independent auction company, welcomes the news of being awarded a new contract for the second time consecutively, to provide its auctions services to Bord na Móna, climate solutions and renewable energy company, supporting Ireland’s progress towards a climate neutral future. Extending the partnership for a further three years, […]
Maloney and Matthews Animal Collections is firmly established as the premier dead and worn animal collection service in the Connacht and North West region. We touched base with office manager Stacey Murphy to get an update on this exceptional, industry-leading family business. For half a century and counting, Maloney and Matthews Animal Collections has been […]
For more than four decades, Brophy Agri Services has been providing invaluable support to the farming community in County Carlow. Irish Tractor & Agri travelled to Tullow and sat down with general manager David Warren to discuss the ongoing success of a grain trading business that is built on strong relationships and a sense of […]
Established in 1904, Mountbellew Agricultural College in Co Galway stands as the oldest agri college in Ireland. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant touched base with principal Dr Edna Curley to hear about the courses it has on offer for students and the recent green light that the college received to develop a new veterinary program. […]
An image titled “The perfect apple” was officially announced as the overall winner of Teagasc’s Vision of Research and Innovation photography competition at an event in Oak Park House, Carlow on Thursday, 9 November, 2023. The winning image was taken by Dr Alberto Ramos Luz, a Teagasc researcher at Oak Park, Carlow. It shows an […]
Beneath the refreshed styling of New Holland’s fixed chamber Roll Baler 125 standalone and wrapper combination balers for 2024 are a number of improvements and enhancements designed to ensure high productivity and ease-of-use. The balers, which produce bales 1.25m high and 1.22m wide from a 2.3m five-bar double cam pick-up, 470mm feed rotor, 20-knife CropCutter™ chopping […]
Massey Ferguson has launched the new MF 9S Series, which includes six models with powers from 285hp to 425hp. All feature the innovative Protec-U design and bring more power, comfort, control and automation to the sector. Designed to deliver optimum versatility, the new large frame MF 9S are all equipped with the renowned Dyna-VT transmission […]
Smart, compact and featuring a front cab; the new 300M expands John Deere’s self-propelled sprayer portfolio in the compact segment. Featuring the latest Precision Ag technology, a minimum turning radius and two types of boom with or without air sleeve, the 300M is the new specialist sprayer for narrow areas and high-value crops. With the […]
Operated by father-and-son team Stephen and David Cargill, Hollybank Farm in Ballyclare, County Antrim scooped the Supreme Champion Award at Lakeland Dairies’ 2023 Milk Quality Awards in June. We spoke to David to get an insight into a modern, progressive and fine-tuned dairy enterprise which embraces innovation and science to optimise animal health and performance. […]
